Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS DSBF-D/SAS motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) vs ASUS P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

23specifications compared
16differ
7identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- DSBF-D/SAS motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):LGA 771 (Socket J)
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- DSBF-D/SAS motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):8
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- DSBF-D/SAS motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):32 GB
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
RAID levels
- DSBF-D/SAS motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):0, 1
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Number of SATA connectors
- DSBF-D/SAS motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):6
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- DSBF-D/SAS motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):1
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
Number of COM connectors
- DSBF-D/SAS motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):1
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:No
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- DSBF-D/SAS motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):2
- P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4

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Comparison of DSBF-D/SAS, P5NSLI
58 specifications	A ASUS DSBF-D/SAS motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Model DSBF-D/SAS View product	B ASUS P5NSLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5NSLI View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 771 (Socket J)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	8	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
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	0
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	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsDiffers	1	No
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
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
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsDiffers	2	0
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82563EB	Marvell 88E8001
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AI NET 2
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ADI AD1986A
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AI Overclocking Precision Tweaker FSB tuning Memory tuning PCI-E frequency tuning ASUS C.P.R.
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	2 x PCI-E x16 3 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI 2.2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Award
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	30.5 mm
DepthDiffers	330 mm	22.9 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS Music Alarm NVIDIA RIS Antivirus software
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	Intel 6321 ICH (IDE)	Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33
Controller interface typeDiffers	Intel 6321 ICH (SATA)	Serial ATA
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6-channel
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
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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