Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5S-MX SE vs GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset

17specifications compared
9differ
8identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P5S-MX SE:2
- GA-P35-DS3R Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:4
Maximum internal memory
- P5S-MX SE:4 GB
- GA-P35-DS3R Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- P5S-MX SE:2
- GA-P35-DS3R Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:8
Motherboard form factor
- P5S-MX SE:micro ATX
- GA-P35-DS3R Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:ATX
Audio chip
- P5S-MX SE:Realtek ALC662
- GA-P35-DS3R Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels
- P5S-MX SE:5.1 channels
- GA-P35-DS3R Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:7.1 channels
Width
- P5S-MX SE:244 mm
- GA-P35-DS3R Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:305 mm
Depth
- P5S-MX SE:183 mm
- GA-P35-DS3R Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:210 mm

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Comparison of P5S-MX SE, GA-P35-DS3R Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset
36 specifications	A ASUS P5S-MX SE View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	8
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI-E x 16 1 x PCI-E x 1 2 x PCI	1 - PCI Express X16 3 - PCI Express X1 3 - PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	183 mm	210 mm
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for one	SIS Mirage 3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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