Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5WD2 AiLife Series Motherboard vs GIGABYTE GA-K8N Ultra-SLI

5specifications compared
3differ
2identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5WD2 AiLife Series Motherboard:Intel
- GA-K8N Ultra-SLI:AMD
Processor socket
- P5WD2 AiLife Series Motherboard:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-K8N Ultra-SLI:Socket 939

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Comparison of P5WD2 AiLife Series Motherboard, GA-K8N Ultra-SLI
33 specifications	A ASUS P5WD2 AiLife Series Motherboard View product	B GIGABYTE GA-K8N Ultra-SLI View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket 939
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Pentium® D	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC882	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI Express x16 slot 1x PCI-E graphics slot (max. x4 mode) 1x PCI Express x1 3x PCI	2 x PCI-Express X 16 slot 2 x PCI-Express X 1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30.5 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24.4 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA SLI multi-GPU NVIDIA Firewall Norton Internet Security Xpress Installation Xpress Recovery Q-Flash @BIOS
I/O portsKnown for one	Back 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 EATX12V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LAN Controller	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe 2 ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-virus software (OEM version)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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