Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional vs GIGABYTE GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

19specifications compared
6differ
13identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5WDG2 WS Professional:8 GB
- GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5WDG2 WS Professional:4
- GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5WDG2 WS Professional:8
- GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Networking features
- P5WDG2 WS Professional:Dual Gigabit LAN
- GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
Depth
- P5WDG2 WS Professional:245 mm
- GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:190 mm

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Comparison of P5WDG2 WS Professional, GA-945PL-S3
42 specifications	A ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional View product	B GIGABYTE GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-945PL-S3 View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	8	4
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Dual Gigabit LAN	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1988B	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	2x PCI-E x16 2x PCI-X 2x PCI 2.2	1 x PCI Express x 16 3 x PCI Express x 1 3 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	245 mm	190 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Marvell 88SE614x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	AI Nap AI Gear My Logo 2 ASUS AI NOS AI Overclocking AI Clock Skew ASUS PEG Link Hyper Path 3 ASUS BIOS Profile ASUS C.P.R. ASUS AI Booster ASUS AI NET2 CrashFree BIOS 3 EZ Flash 2 Q-Connector ASUS AI Quiet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL PME, WOR PME, PXE, AI NET	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC883 8 Channel Audio Codec

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