Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB vs GIGABYTE GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

14specifications compared
10differ
4identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:Intel
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:LGA 771 (Socket J)
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:48 GB
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:1
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:6
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:2
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:2
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:1
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2

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Comparison of DSBF-D12, GA-M56S-S3
42 specifications	A ASUS DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB Model DSBF-D12 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M56S-S3 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
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	48 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
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
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
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
eSATA ports quantityKnown 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	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
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 x 16 2 x PCI Express x 1 4 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	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	214 mm
Other featuresidentical
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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