Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS DSAN-DX motherboard Intel® 5100 LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB vs MSI 945GCM7-F V2

13specifications compared
6differ
7identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- DSAN-DX motherboard Intel® 5100 LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:LGA 771 (Socket J)
- 945GCM7-F V2:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- DSAN-DX motherboard Intel® 5100 LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:48 GB
- 945GCM7-F V2:4 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- DSAN-DX motherboard Intel® 5100 LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:6
- 945GCM7-F V2:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- DSAN-DX motherboard Intel® 5100 LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:2
- 945GCM7-F V2:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DSAN-DX motherboard Intel® 5100 LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:2
- 945GCM7-F V2:1
Motherboard form factor
- DSAN-DX motherboard Intel® 5100 LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:SSI CEB
- 945GCM7-F V2:micro ATX

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Comparison of DSAN-DX, 945GCM7-F V2
45 specifications	A ASUS DSAN-DX motherboard Intel® 5100 LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB Model DSAN-DX View product	B MSI 945GCM7-F V2 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 771 (Socket J)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron® D
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	48 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
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
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 COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	SSI CEB	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
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	1 x PCI Express x16, 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	218 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel GMA 950
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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