Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5S-MX SE vs GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset

19specifications compared
7differ
12identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Number of SATA connectors
- P5S-MX SE:2
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:8
Motherboard form factor
- P5S-MX SE:micro ATX
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:ATX
Audio chip
- P5S-MX SE:Realtek ALC662
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels
- P5S-MX SE:5.1 channels
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:7.1 channels
Width
- P5S-MX SE:244 mm
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:305 mm
Depth
- P5S-MX SE:183 mm
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:245 mm

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Comparison of P5S-MX SE, GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset
36 specifications	A ASUS P5S-MX SE View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset View product
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	8
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
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
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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
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	245 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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