Product comparison · 2 pc/workstation barebones

ASUS T T5-P5G41E Mini-Tower Silver Intel® G41 Express LGA 775 (Socket T) vs Shuttle SX58J3 PC/workstation barebone Black Intel® X58 Express Socket B (LGA 1366)

18specifications compared
15differ
3identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- T T5-P5G41E Mini-Tower Silver Intel® G41 Express LGA 775 (Socket T):8 GB
- SX58J3 PC/workstation barebone Black Intel® X58 Express Socket B (LGA 1366):16 GB
Motherboard chipset
- T T5-P5G41E Mini-Tower Silver Intel® G41 Express LGA 775 (Socket T):Intel® G41 Express
- SX58J3 PC/workstation barebone Black Intel® X58 Express Socket B (LGA 1366):Intel® X58 Express
Processor socket
- T T5-P5G41E Mini-Tower Silver Intel® G41 Express LGA 775 (Socket T):LGA 775 (Socket T)
- SX58J3 PC/workstation barebone Black Intel® X58 Express Socket B (LGA 1366):Socket B (LGA 1366)
Audio system
- T T5-P5G41E Mini-Tower Silver Intel® G41 Express LGA 775 (Socket T):Realtek ALC887
- SX58J3 PC/workstation barebone Black Intel® X58 Express Socket B (LGA 1366):HD Audio
Networking features
- T T5-P5G41E Mini-Tower Silver Intel® G41 Express LGA 775 (Socket T):10/100/1000 Mbps
- SX58J3 PC/workstation barebone Black Intel® X58 Express Socket B (LGA 1366):Gigabit Ethernet
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- T T5-P5G41E Mini-Tower Silver Intel® G41 Express LGA 775 (Socket T):6
- SX58J3 PC/workstation barebone Black Intel® X58 Express Socket B (LGA 1366):8
Headphone outputs
- T T5-P5G41E Mini-Tower Silver Intel® G41 Express LGA 775 (Socket T):1
- SX58J3 PC/workstation barebone Black Intel® X58 Express Socket B (LGA 1366):8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- T T5-P5G41E Mini-Tower Silver Intel® G41 Express LGA 775 (Socket T):1
- SX58J3 PC/workstation barebone Black Intel® X58 Express Socket B (LGA 1366):2

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Comparison of T5-P5G41E, SX58J3
38 specifications	A ASUS T T5-P5G41E Mini-Tower Silver Intel® G41 Express LGA 775 (Socket T) Model T5-P5G41E View product	B Shuttle SX58J3 PC/workstation barebone Black Intel® X58 Express Socket B (LGA 1366) Model SX58J3 View product
Processoridentical
Processor familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storageidentical
Card reader integrated	Yes	Yes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	MMC, MS Pro, SD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Intel® GMA X4500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® G41 Express	Intel® X58 Express
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Audio systemDiffers	Realtek ALC887	HD Audio
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Atheros L1E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbps	Gigabit Ethernet
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portDiffers	Yes	No
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Mini-Tower	No
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Softwareidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	380 W	500 W
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	175 x 360 x 290 mm	215 x 330 x 190 mm
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	3	4
Drive bays sizeKnown for one	13.3 cm (5.25")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x 5.25", 2x 3.5"
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x USB 2.0 2x fan 1x Audio AUX in
MotherboardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FX58V2
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.5 kg

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