Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS DSBF-DE/SAS Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB vs MSI P6N Diamond

14specifications compared
10differ
4identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- DSBF-DE/SAS Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:LGA 771 (Socket J)
- P6N Diamond:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- DSBF-DE/SAS Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:32 GB
- P6N Diamond:8 GB
RAID levels
- DSBF-DE/SAS Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:0, 1
- P6N Diamond:0, 1, 0+1
USB 2.0 connectors
- DSBF-DE/SAS Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:1
- P6N Diamond:3
Number of SATA connectors
- DSBF-DE/SAS Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:6
- P6N Diamond:7
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- DSBF-DE/SAS Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:2
- P6N Diamond:4
eSATA ports quantity
- DSBF-DE/SAS Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:0
- P6N Diamond:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- DSBF-DE/SAS Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:1
- P6N Diamond:2

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Comparison of DSBF-DE/SAS, P6N Diamond
41 specifications	A ASUS DSBF-DE/SAS Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB Model DSBF-DE/SAS View product	B MSI P6N Diamond View product
Processor1 differ
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
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	8 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	7
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
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
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82563EB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	SSI EEB	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
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	Vista Premium
Expansion slotsidentical
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
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI 1 x PCI-E x1 4x PCI-E x16
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
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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