Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS DSBF-D motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) vs MSI 865GM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

18specifications compared
9differ
9identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- DSBF-D motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):LGA 771 (Socket J)
- 865GM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- DSBF-D motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):8
- 865GM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- DSBF-D motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):32 GB
- 865GM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- DSBF-D motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):6
- 865GM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- DSBF-D motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):1
- 865GM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- DSBF-D motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):2
- 865GM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Width
- DSBF-D motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):305 mm
- 865GM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:245 mm
Depth
- DSBF-D motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J):330 mm
- 865GM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:205 mm

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Comparison of DSBF-D, 865GM3-V
40 specifications	A ASUS DSBF-D motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Model DSBF-D View product	B MSI 865GM3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model 865GM3-V 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	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectors	1	1
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
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) 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	Intel® 82563EB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10Mb/s, 100Mb/s
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 5000P	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	micro ATX
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	1 x AGP 2 x PCI 2.3 32-bit PCI
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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	330 mm	205 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Intel 6321 ICH (IDE)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel 6321 ICH (SATA)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
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
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC655

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