Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS CROSSHAIR Socket AM2 ATX vs ASUS K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron

25specifications compared
13differ
12identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- CROSSHAIR Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:Socket 940
Number of memory slots
- CROSSHAIR Socket AM2 ATX:4
- K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:6
ECC сompatibility
- CROSSHAIR Socket AM2 ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:ECC
Maximum internal memory
- CROSSHAIR Socket AM2 ATX:8 GB
- K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:24 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- CROSSHAIR Socket AM2 ATX:6
- K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- CROSSHAIR Socket AM2 ATX:0
- K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- CROSSHAIR Socket AM2 ATX:2
- K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- CROSSHAIR Socket AM2 ATX:2
- K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:1

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Comparison of CROSSHAIR, K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron
60 specifications	A ASUS CROSSHAIR Socket AM2 ATX Model CROSSHAIR View product	B ASUS K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket 940
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	6
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	24 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	6
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	NVIDIA DualNet	Fast/Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	Extended ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1988B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	ASUS AI NOS AI Overclocking ASUS PEG Link ASUS O.C. Profile ASUS C.P.R. Extreme Tweaker ASUS AI Booster Utility	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Linux Operating System (RedHat WS3.0, SuSE v9.2)
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x4 3 x PCI 2.2	PCI-E x16 2 x 32-bit/33MHz PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	30.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	24.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster Futuremark 3DMark06 Advanced Edition NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Kaspersky AntiVirus	Norton Internet Security 2005
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Ultra DMA 133 / 100 / 66 / 33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	8-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
GAME/MIDI connectorDiffers	No	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	LCD Poster EL I/O Onboard LED CMOS Q-Connector Q-Fan Plus ASUS CrashFree BIOS3 ASUS EZ Flash2 ASUS Music Alarm ASUS MyLogo3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL PME WOR PME Chasis Intrusion PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 35 °C

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