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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS DSBF-D12/SAS Dual/Quad Core Intel®Xeon® vs MSI K8N Master2-FAR

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  • 15specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 4identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • LGA 771 (Socket J)
    • Socket 940
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 48 GB
    • 12 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1
    • 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 1
    • 6
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2

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41 specifications
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ASUS

DSBF-D12/SAS Dual/Quad Core Intel®Xeon®View product
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MSI

K8N Master2-FARView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 771 (Socket J)Socket 940
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one2
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one1000 MHz
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers48 GB12 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one6
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 10, 1, 0+1, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers16
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers62
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityDiffers01
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one2
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® 82563EB
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersSSI EEBATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® 5000P
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC850
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for oneATX
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °C
Other features1 differ
RAID controller typeDiffersIntel 6321 ICHPATA133+SATA H/D / 4 SATA H/D
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one4 SATA II
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUDMA 133/100/66
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
Manageability featuresKnown for oneSMBus (I2C)
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one1 x PCI 32-bit/33MHz 1 x PCIE x4 2 x PCIE x16

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