Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5W64 WS PRO vs GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

20specifications compared
8differ
12identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5W64 WS PRO:Intel
- GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5W64 WS PRO:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- P5W64 WS PRO:8 GB
- GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5W64 WS PRO:4
- GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- P5W64 WS PRO:7
- GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:6
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- P5W64 WS PRO:1
- GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
Audio output channels
- P5W64 WS PRO:7.1 channels
- GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:5.1 channels

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Comparison of P5W64 WS PRO, GA-M57SLI-S4
39 specifications	A ASUS P5W64 WS PRO View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M57SLI-S4 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000 MHz
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	7	6
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 connectorsDiffers	1	2
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
Power fan connectorKnown 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
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 port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown 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 factor	ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	4 x PCI-E x 16 2 x PCI 2.2	- 2 PCI Express x 16 slot - 3 PCI Express x 1 slot - 2 PCI slots
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- Download Center - Q-Flash - EasyTune (Note 3) - Xpress Install - Xpress Recovery2 - Xpress BIOS Rescue

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