Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS DSAN-DX motherboard Intel® 5100 LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB vs GIGABYTE GA-X48-DS4 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

14specifications compared
6differ
8identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- DSAN-DX motherboard Intel® 5100 LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:LGA 771 (Socket J)
- GA-X48-DS4 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
ECC сompatibility
- DSAN-DX motherboard Intel® 5100 LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:ECC
- GA-X48-DS4 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- DSAN-DX motherboard Intel® 5100 LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:48 GB
- GA-X48-DS4 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
RAID levels
- DSAN-DX motherboard Intel® 5100 LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:0, 1
- GA-X48-DS4 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1, 10
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- DSAN-DX motherboard Intel® 5100 LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:2
- GA-X48-DS4 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
Motherboard form factor
- DSAN-DX motherboard Intel® 5100 LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:SSI CEB
- GA-X48-DS4 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX

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Comparison of DSAN-DX, GA-X48-DS4
40 specifications	A ASUS DSAN-DX motherboard Intel® 5100 LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB Model DSAN-DX View product	B GIGABYTE GA-X48-DS4 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-X48-DS4 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 771 (Socket J)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	48 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 10
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	SSI CEB	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 5100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCIE 2.0 x16 3 x PCIE x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iTE IT8718
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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