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ASUS P5WD2 AiLife Series Motherboard vs GIGABYTE GA-8I955X Royal

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  • 8specifications compared
  • 3differ
  • 5identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

Networking features: Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LAN Controller on the ASUS P5WD2 AiLife Series Motherboard, Broadcom 5751*2 on the GIGABYTE GA-8I955X Royal. Audio chip: Realtek ALC882 on the ASUS P5WD2 AiLife Series Motherboard, Realtek ALC882M on the GIGABYTE GA-8I955X Royal.

  • Audio chip
    • P5WD2 AiLife Series Motherboard:Realtek ALC882
    • GA-8I955X Royal:Realtek ALC882M

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Comparison of P5WD2 AiLife Series Motherboard, GA-8I955X Royal
30 specifications
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Pentium® DUnknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersMarvell 88E8001 Gigabit LAN ControllerBroadcom 5751*2
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC882Realtek ALC882M
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers1x PCI Express x16 slot 1x PCI-E graphics slot (max. x4 mode) 1x PCI Express x1 3x PCI1 x PCI Express x 16 2 x PCI Express x 1 3 x PCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source305 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source305 x 244
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
I/O portsKnown for oneBack panel: 1x Parallel 1x Coaxial S/PDIF Output 1x PS/2 Keyboard 1x PS/2 Mouse 1x RJ45 4x USB 2.0/1.1 8-Channel Audio I/O Internal connectors: 2x USB 2.0 1x COM 1x GAME/MIDI CPU/2*Chassis/Power Fan Front panel Audio Chassis Intrusion CD audio-in 24-pin EATX Power 4-pin ASUS EZ Plug 2x 4-pin EATX12VUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneDrivers ASUS PC Probe 2 ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-virus software (OEM version)Unknown — not stated by the source

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