Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB vs ASUS M2-CROSSHAIR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

17specifications compared
11differ
6identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:Intel
- M2-CROSSHAIR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:LGA 771 (Socket J)
- M2-CROSSHAIR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:48 GB
- M2-CROSSHAIR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:8 GB
RAID levels
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:0, 1
- M2-CROSSHAIR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0, 1, 0+1
USB 2.0 connectors
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:1
- M2-CROSSHAIR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:2
- M2-CROSSHAIR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:0
- M2-CROSSHAIR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:1
- M2-CROSSHAIR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2

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Comparison of DSBF-D12, M2-CROSSHAIR
52 specifications	A ASUS DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB Model DSBF-D12 View product	B ASUS M2-CROSSHAIR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model M2-CROSSHAIR 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 сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	48 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	3
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
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
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	SSI EEB	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 typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-ASUS AI NOS, -AI Overclocking, -AI Clock Skew, -ASUS PEG Link, -ASUS C.P.R.
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 5000P	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CFR47 Part 15, Class B, CE, EN55022, EN55024	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI Express x16, 1 x PCI Express x4, 3 x PCI 2.2.
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI-X slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster Futuremark 3DMark06 AE NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Kaspersky AntiVirus
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Silicon Image 3132 SATA
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-LCD Poster, -EL I/O, -Onboard LED, -CMOS, -Q-Connector, -Q-Fan Plus, -ASUS CrashFree BIOS3, -ASUS EZ Flash2, -ASUS Music Alarm, -ASUS MyLogo3.
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WOL by PME, WOR by PME, Chasis Intrusion, PXE
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82563EB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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