ASUS P5K-E WiFi vs. Gigabyte P35-DS4

Conclusion:

While the Linux benchmarks from these two Intel P35 motherboards were very close, the Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 had a slight lead. From the OpenGL gaming benchmarks to RAMspeed, the P35-DS4 had just inched past the P5K-E. On the other hand, the ASUS P5K-E had higher overclocking abilities and it had integrated 802.11g WiFi, which had worked out of the box with Ubuntu 7.10. When it comes to the motherboard layout for each of them, we had no real issues with either one and they were both well designed.

So what's there to gather from all of this? Both the Gigabyte P35-DS4 and ASUS P5K-E WiFi are very good motherboards that have first tier Linux support. If you're a Linux enthusiast that enjoys tweaking your PC and trying out all of the different bells and whistles with a motherboard, you would like the ASUS P5K-E WiFi better for its integrated wireless, heightened overclocking abilities, integrated eSATA, and the extra ASUS features. In addition, the ASUS P5K-E is available for roughly $140 USD, compared to the P35-DS4 price tag of ~$180 USD. If the $40+ justifies it, the Gigabyte P35-DS4 did have the slight upper hand on performance. At the end of the day, however, they are both very good Intel P35 motherboards and we would have no problems recommending either motherboard.