Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5W64 WS PRO vs GIGABYTE GA-945PLM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

18specifications compared
8differ
10identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P5W64 WS PRO:4
- GA-945PLM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- P5W64 WS PRO:8 GB
- GA-945PLM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5W64 WS PRO:4
- GA-945PLM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5W64 WS PRO:7
- GA-945PLM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Motherboard form factor
- P5W64 WS PRO:ATX
- GA-945PLM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- P5W64 WS PRO:305 mm
- GA-945PLM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:220 mm
Depth
- P5W64 WS PRO:245 mm
- GA-945PLM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of P5W64 WS PRO, GA-945PLM-S2
37 specifications	A ASUS P5W64 WS PRO View product	B GIGABYTE GA-945PLM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-945PLM-S2 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	7	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gb LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	4 x PCI-E x 16 2 x PCI 2.2	1 PCI Express x 16 slot 3 PCI slots
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	220 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers BIOS flash utility under DOS AI Booster ASUS PC Probe II RAID utility Anti virus software Adobe Acrobat Reader ver 7.0 Microsoft Direct X ver 9.0C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	ADI 1988B High Definition Audio CODEC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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