Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS DSBF-DE/SAS Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB vs MSI 946GZM-L LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

13specifications compared
8differ
5identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- DSBF-DE/SAS Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:LGA 771 (Socket J)
- 946GZM-L LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- DSBF-DE/SAS Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:32 GB
- 946GZM-L LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- DSBF-DE/SAS Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:1
- 946GZM-L LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- DSBF-DE/SAS Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:6
- 946GZM-L LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- DSBF-DE/SAS Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:2
- 946GZM-L LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DSBF-DE/SAS Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:2
- 946GZM-L LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- DSBF-DE/SAS Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:1
- 946GZM-L LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- DSBF-DE/SAS Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:SSI EEB
- 946GZM-L LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of DSBF-DE/SAS, 946GZM-L
46 specifications	A ASUS DSBF-DE/SAS Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB Model DSBF-DE/SAS View product	B MSI 946GZM-L LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model 946GZM-L View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 771 (Socket J)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Duo
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	2 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
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
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Number of COM 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
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
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
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100 Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82563EB	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 ALC883
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	2xPCI, 1xPCI-E (x1), 1xPCI-E (x16)
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	3	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	210 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
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source

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