Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS DSBF-D/SAS motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) vs ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe, Wireless Edition

18specifications compared
11differ
7identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- DSBF-D/SAS motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):Intel
- M2N32-SLI Deluxe, Wireless Edition:AMD
Processor socket
- DSBF-D/SAS motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):LGA 771 (Socket J)
- M2N32-SLI Deluxe, Wireless Edition:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- DSBF-D/SAS motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):8
- M2N32-SLI Deluxe, Wireless Edition:4
Maximum internal memory
- DSBF-D/SAS motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):32 GB
- M2N32-SLI Deluxe, Wireless Edition:8 GB
RAID levels
- DSBF-D/SAS motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):0, 1
- M2N32-SLI Deluxe, Wireless Edition:0, 1, 0+1
Number of SATA connectors
- DSBF-D/SAS motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):6
- M2N32-SLI Deluxe, Wireless Edition:7
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- DSBF-D/SAS motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):2
- M2N32-SLI Deluxe, Wireless Edition:4
Depth
- DSBF-D/SAS motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):330 mm
- M2N32-SLI Deluxe, Wireless Edition:245 mm

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Comparison of DSBF-D/SAS, M2N32-SLI Deluxe, Wireless Edition
57 specifications	A ASUS DSBF-D/SAS motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Model DSBF-D/SAS View product	B ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe, Wireless Edition View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 771 (Socket J)	Socket AM2
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	8	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	7
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
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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	4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
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
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual Gigabit Ethernet, Wireless LAN
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82563EB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ADI AD1988B
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 5000P	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI-X 133 MHz 1 x PCI 32bit/33 MHz 1 x PCI-X 133/100 MHz 1 x PCI-X 133/100 MHz 1 x PCI-E x 8 (x 8 link) 1 x PCI-E x16 (x 8 link) 1 x SODIMM f/ ASMB3-SOL	2x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x4 1x PCI Express x1 2x PCI 2.2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	330 mm	245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Drivers ASUS WiFi-AP Solo Wizard ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Anti-Virus Software (OEM)
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	Intel 6321 ICH (IDE)	Ultra-ATA 133/100/66/33
Controller interface typeDiffers	Intel 6321 ICH (SATA)	Serial ATA II
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Cool'n'Quiet AI Nap AI Gear ASUS Crystal Sound WiFi-AP Solo ASUS EZ DIY ASUS Music Alarm ASUS MyLogo3
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WOL PME, WOR PME, Chasis Intrusion, PXE
Graphics controllerKnown for one	ATI ES1000 PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	9 x 4pin Fan Header 2 x LAN LED	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	LSI 1068 PCI-X 8 ports SAS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	32 MB	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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