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ASUS DSBF-D12/SAS Dual/Quad Core Intel®Xeon® vs ASUS M2N-LR/SATA motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

20specifications compared
10differ
10identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- DSBF-D12/SAS Dual/Quad Core Intel®Xeon®:Intel
- M2N-LR/SATA motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- DSBF-D12/SAS Dual/Quad Core Intel®Xeon®:LGA 771 (Socket J)
- M2N-LR/SATA motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- DSBF-D12/SAS Dual/Quad Core Intel®Xeon®:48 GB
- M2N-LR/SATA motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:8 GB
RAID levels
- DSBF-D12/SAS Dual/Quad Core Intel®Xeon®:0, 1
- M2N-LR/SATA motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- DSBF-D12/SAS Dual/Quad Core Intel®Xeon®:1
- M2N-LR/SATA motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- DSBF-D12/SAS Dual/Quad Core Intel®Xeon®:6
- M2N-LR/SATA motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:9
PS/2 ports quantity
- DSBF-D12/SAS Dual/Quad Core Intel®Xeon®:1
- M2N-LR/SATA motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
LAN controller
- DSBF-D12/SAS Dual/Quad Core Intel®Xeon®:Intel® 82563EB
- M2N-LR/SATA motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Broadcom BCM5721

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Comparison of DSBF-D12/SAS Dual/Quad Core Intel®Xeon®, M2N-LR/SATA
37 specifications	A ASUS DSBF-D12/SAS Dual/Quad Core Intel®Xeon®View product	B ASUS M2N-LR/SATA motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model M2N-LR/SATA View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 771 (Socket J)	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
ECC сompatibility	ECC	ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	48 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	9
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82563EB	Broadcom BCM5721
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	SSI EEB	ATX
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 5000P	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 * PCI 32bit/33 MHz 2 * PCI-X 133MHz 1 * PCI-E x16 1* SO-DIMM
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C	10 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	nVIDIA nForce 570 SLITM
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATI ES1000
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Smart Fan II Rack Ready ASWM2.0
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASWM2.0
RAID controller typeDiffers	Intel 6321 ICH	AIC8130

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