Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5W LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX

25specifications compared
10differ
15identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Number of SATA connectors
- P5W LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:6
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P5W LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5W LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5W LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:1
eSATA ports quantity
- P5W LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5W LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:0
Headphone outputs
- P5W LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:3
Motherboard form factor
- P5W LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of P5W, GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX
52 specifications	A ASUS P5W LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5W View product	B GIGABYTE GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	3	6
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	3
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC882M	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCIE x 16 2 x PCIE x 1 3 x PCI	2 x PCI
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 x 244
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel GMA 3100
Audio outputKnown for one	S/PDIF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL PME, WOR PME, PXE & RPL	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Silicon Image 4723	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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