Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS DSBF-DE motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB vs ASUS P5B-MX/WIFI-AP motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

14specifications compared
6differ
8identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- DSBF-DE motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:LGA 771 (Socket J)
- P5B-MX/WIFI-AP motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- DSBF-DE motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:32 GB
- P5B-MX/WIFI-AP motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- DSBF-DE motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:6
- P5B-MX/WIFI-AP motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- DSBF-DE motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:2
- P5B-MX/WIFI-AP motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DSBF-DE motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:2
- P5B-MX/WIFI-AP motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- DSBF-DE motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:SSI EEB
- P5B-MX/WIFI-AP motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of DSBF-DE, P5B-MX/WIFI-AP
53 specifications	A ASUS DSBF-DE motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB Model DSBF-DE View product	B ASUS P5B-MX/WIFI-AP motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5B-MX/WIFI-AP View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 771 (Socket J)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	4 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GMA 3000
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	1	1
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
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
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
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
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN
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	5.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SFS ASUS C.P.R.
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 5000P	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x1 2x PCI
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
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	203 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti Virus (OEM)
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UltraDMA 100/66/33
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA I/II
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASUS WiFi-AP Solo ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS EZ Flash ASUS Q-fan ASUS MyLogo 2
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WfM 2.0, DMI, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Intel Matrix Storage / LSI MegaRAID	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 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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