Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Striker II Extreme vs GIGABYTE GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

49specifications compared
20differ
29identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory types
- Striker II Extreme:DDR3-SDRAM
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:DDR2-SDRAM
ECC сompatibility
- Striker II Extreme:Non-ECC
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- Striker II Extreme:1333,1600,800,1066 MHz
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:667,800,1066,1200 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Striker II Extreme:SATA
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:SATA II
RAID levels
- Striker II Extreme:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1, 5, 10, JBOD
Parallel processing technology support
- Striker II Extreme:3-Way SLI
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2-Way CrossFireX
USB 2.0 connectors
- Striker II Extreme:6
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- Striker II Extreme:0
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8

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Comparison of Striker II Extreme, GA-X48-DS5
79 specifications	A ASUS Striker II Extreme View product	B GIGABYTE GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-X48-DS5 View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® Extreme Edition, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® 4	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® 4 Extreme Edition, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® Extreme Edition
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR2-SDRAM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,800,1066 MHz	667,800,1066,1200 MHz
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA	SATA II
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	3-Way SLI	2-Way CrossFireX
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	8
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	2
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	NVIDIA	Intel
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® X48
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel ICH9R
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1988B	Realtek ALC889A
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 1 x PCIe x16 2 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI 2.2	2 x PCIE 2.0 x16 3 x PCIE x1 2 x PCI
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.0b
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	245 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PCI Express x16 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source

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