Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB vs GIGABYTE GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

13specifications compared
8differ
5identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:LGA 771 (Socket J)
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:48 GB
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:1
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:6
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:2
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:2
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:1
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:SSI EEB
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of DSBF-D12, GA-G31MX-S2
43 specifications	A ASUS DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB Model DSBF-D12 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G31MX-S2 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 771 (Socket J)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	48 GB	4 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
S/PDIF out 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
Power fan connector	Yes	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 connector	Yes	Yes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
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
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	SSI EEB	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
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
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000
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	1 x PCI Express X16 1 x PCI Express X4 2 x PCI
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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	215 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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