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ASUS DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB vs MSI P35D3 Platinum

15specifications compared
11differ
4identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:LGA 771 (Socket J)
- P35D3 Platinum:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:48 GB
- P35D3 Platinum:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:1
- P35D3 Platinum:3
Number of SATA connectors
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:6
- P35D3 Platinum:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:2
- P35D3 Platinum:6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:2
- P35D3 Platinum:1
eSATA ports quantity
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:0
- P35D3 Platinum:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:1
- P35D3 Platinum:2

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Comparison of DSBF-D12, P35D3 Platinum
42 specifications	A ASUS DSBF-D12 motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB Model DSBF-D12 View product	B MSI P35D3 Platinum View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 771 (Socket J)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	48 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	5
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	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	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
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
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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82563EB	Realtek RTL8111B
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	SSI EEB	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T
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
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	-2x PCI Express 16X (CrossFire) -2x PCI Express x1 -2x 32-bit v2.3 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	245 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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