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ASUS P5W DH Deluxe vs GIGABYTE GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

31specifications compared
16differ
15identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5W DH Deluxe:Intel
- GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5W DH Deluxe:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5W DH Deluxe:4
- GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- P5W DH Deluxe:6
- GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- P5W DH Deluxe:1
- GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0
Number of COM connectors
- P5W DH Deluxe:No
- GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- P5W DH Deluxe:1
- GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5W DH Deluxe:2
- GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1

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Comparison of P5W DH Deluxe, GA-M55SLI-S4
47 specifications	A ASUS P5W DH Deluxe View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M55SLI-S4 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsDiffers	No	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Serial ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Linux
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI-E x 16, 2 x PCI-E x 1, 3 x PCI.	2 x PCI Express x 16 slot 3 x PCI Express x 1 slot 2 x PCI slots
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Drivers Utilities
Other features1 differ
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC850 Audio codec
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
GAME/MIDI connectorDiffers	Yes	No
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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