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ASUS P5WD2-E Premium vs GIGABYTE GA-8N SLI Pro

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 18identical
  • 15known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5WD2-E Premium:2
    • GA-8N SLI Pro:3
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5WD2-E Premium:8
    • GA-8N SLI Pro:4
  • Depth
    • P5WD2-E Premium:245 mm
    • GA-8N SLI Pro:244 mm

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Comparison of P5WD2-E Premium, GA-8N SLI Pro
38 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers84
Number of Parallel ATA connectors22
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectors22
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity22
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Parallel ports quantity11
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one2 x Marvell 88E8053 Gigabit LANUnknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers2 x PCI Express x 16 1 x Univrsal PCI-E 1 x PCI Express x 1 3 x PCI2 x PCIe X 16 2 x PCIe X 1 2 x PCI slots (PCI 2.3)
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneDrivers ASUS PC Probe 2 ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-virus softwareUnknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffersRealtek ALC882M High Definition Audio 8-ch CODECRealtek ALC850 AC'97 Audio
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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