ASUS P5W64 WS Professional

Comparison

The table below compares the results of the P5W64 WS to those of the ASUS P5W DH Deluxe.

General

Brand	ASUS	ASUS
Product name	P5W DH Deluxe	P5W64 WS Professional
Product code		P5W64 WS PRO
Tested by	Zahied Bholai	Steven de Feij
Test Date	08/14/2006	09/22/2006
Details	Details	Details
Processor / Chipset / Memory
Form factor	ATX	ATX
Supported processor(s)	Intel Core 2 Duo / Pentium 4/D	Intel Core 2 Duo / Pentium 4/D
CPU socket	Socket 775	Socket 775
Processor bus	1066/800/533 MHz FSB	1066/800/533 MHz FSB
Supported memory	DDR2-800	DDR2-800
Dual channel memory
Chipset	Intel 975X	Intel 975X
Chipset - North bridge	Intel 975X	Intel 975X
Chipset - South bridge	Intel ICH7R	Intel ICH7R
nVidia SLI compatible
ATI Crossfire compatible
SLI Memory / EPP compatible
Expansion slosts
PCI Express x16 slots	2	4
PCI-Express x8 slots	0	0
PCI Express x4 slots	0	0
PCI Express x1 slots	3	0
Available PCI-Express lanes for video cards	16	20
AGP slots	0	0
PCI slots	3	2
DDR DIMM slots	0	0
DDR2 DIMM slots	4	4
Connectivity
USB 2.0 - Total	8	8
USB 2.0 - On board connectors	4	4
IEEE 1394 controller	TI TSB43AB22A	TI TSB43AB22A
Bluetooth
Audio
Onboard audio - Channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Onboard audio - Codec chip	Realtek ALC882	Analog Devices AD1988
Onboard audio - Codec type	HDA	HDA
S/PDIF input
S/PDIF output
Dolby Digital Live
Network
LAN - Chip	Marvell Yukon 88E8053	Marvell Yukon 88E8052
LAN - Speed	1000 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s
LAN 2 - Chip	Marvell Yukon 88E8053	Marvell Yukon 88E8001
LAN 2 - Speed	1000 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s
WLAN - Chip	Realtek RTL8187L
WLAN - Speed	54 Mbit/s
Storage
Parallel ATA connectors	2	1
Serial ATA connectors	6	8
Extra PATA (RAID) controller	JMicron JMB363
Extra SATA (RAID) controller	JMicron JMB363	Marvell 88SE6145
SCSI controller
RAID 0 support
RAID 1 support
RAID 5 support
Cooling / Overclocking
FAN connectors	5	4
Temperature controlled fan speed
Chipset cooler	Passive	Passive
Maximum FSB frequency	450 MHz	550 MHz
CPU voltage tweaking (maximum)	1.7 V	1.7 V
Memory voltage tweaking (maximum)	2.4 V	2.4 V
North bridge voltage tweaking (maximum)	1.20 V	1.2 V
South bridge voltage tweaking (maximum)	1.65 V	1.8 V
HyperTransport voltage tweaking (maximum)	0	0
PCI Express voltage tweaking (maximum)	0	0
Dynamic overclocking
Alarm in case of fan fail
Alarm in case of CPU overheat
Shutdown in case of fan fail
Shutdown in case of CPU overheat
Multiplier changeable
PCI clock frequency changeable
PCI Express clock frequency changeable
Heatsinks on voltage regulators
Video card overclocking through BIOS
nVidia LinkBoost technology
Other
Power supply connector	24 pins	24 pins
Onboard speaker
BIOS type	AMI	AMI
Dual BIOS
Boot menu in BIOS
Flash software in BIOS
BIOS profiles
Problem diagnosis
Automatic BIOS-update software (Windows)
Power recovery
iRDA support
Extra's	Wifi antenna, Extra fan for voltage regulators, Q-connector, Remote control	IDT 89HA0324 PCI Express switch enables four slot four slots for graphics cards

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