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Asus P5N-E SLI
Asus P5N-E SLI  (Front)
Asus P5N-E SLI  (Front)
Asus P5N-E SLI
Asus P5N-E SLI
83.0 Very Good
Last updated
Hands On
Pros
  • Rear panel eSATA port
Cons
  • Rear-panel breakout required for 7.1 analog audio
Pricing - Average $149 (1/22/07)
Full Specifications

Performance - Very Good: 83

WorldBench 5 overall score - Very Good: 153

WorldBench 5 component results (in seconds)

ACD Systems ACDSee - 355
Adobe Photoshop - 224
Adobe Premiere - 290
Ahead Nero - 179
Discreet 3ds Max DirectX - 212
Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL - 226
Microsoft Office XP - 509
Windows Media Encoder - 206
Mozilla - 236
Multitasking - 291
Musicmatch Jukebox - 362
Roxio VideoWave - 205
WinZip - 195

Graphics tests (frames per second)

Doom 3 1024 by 768, 32-bit - 148
Doom 3 1280 by 1024, 32-bit - 142
Doom 3 1024 by 768, 32-bit (with antialiasing) - 107
Doom 3 1280 by 1024, 32-bit (with antialiasing) - 90
Far Cry 1024 by 768, 32-bit - 186
Far Cry 1280 by 1024, 32-bit - 171
Far Cry 1024 by 768, 32-bit (with antialiasing) - 154
Far Cry 1280 by 1024, 32-bit (with antialiasing) - 110

Features - Very Good: 83

Chip set - nVidia nForce 650i SLI chip set
RAM sockets - 4
Maximum installable RAM - 8GB
Memory type - DDR2 800
Expansion slots - 2 PCIe x16, 1 PCIe x1, 2 PCI
Dual-graphics support - SLI dual-graphics support (8X)
Storage connectors - 4 SATA, 2 PATA ports
RAID support - 0, 1, 5, 10
Back-panel USB ports - 4
Back-panel FireWire ports - 1
Back-panel eSATA ports - 1
Ports on bundled brackets - 2 USB
USB ports on optional breakout panels - 4
FireWire ports on optional breakout panels - 1
Back-panel legacy ports - 2 PS/2, 1 parallel
Gigabit ethernet adapters - 1
7.1-channel (192-kHz/24-bit) integrated audio chip - Realtek 883 (board's analog ports only provide 5.1 channel sound)
Back-panel digital audio connections - Coaxial out
Parts/labor warranty (years) - Three/Three
Weekday support hours - 15.5
Weekend support hours - 9
Toll-free support - No

Design - Very Good: 85

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