Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS DSBF-D16/SAS Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB vs GIGABYTE GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- DSBF-D16/SAS Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:LGA 771 (Socket J)
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- DSBF-D16/SAS Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:64 GB
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- DSBF-D16/SAS Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:1
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- DSBF-D16/SAS Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:6
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- DSBF-D16/SAS Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:2
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DSBF-D16/SAS Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:2
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
LAN controller
- DSBF-D16/SAS Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:Intel® 82573L
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek RTL8111B
Motherboard form factor
- DSBF-D16/SAS Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:SSI EEB
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX

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Comparison of DSBF-D16/SAS, GA-P31-DS3L
35 specifications	A ASUS DSBF-D16/SAS Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB Model DSBF-D16/SAS View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-P31-DS3L 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	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
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)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Microphone inKnown 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
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82573L	Realtek RTL8111B
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	SSI EEB	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	Windows Vista/XP/2000
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 5000P	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x PCI Express x16 3 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Intel Matrix Storage / LSI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, 50	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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