Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS DSBF-DE motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB vs ASUS P5PL2-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

11specifications compared
8differ
3identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- DSBF-DE motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:LGA 771 (Socket J)
- P5PL2-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- DSBF-DE motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:32 GB
- P5PL2-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- DSBF-DE motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:1
- P5PL2-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- DSBF-DE motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:2
- P5PL2-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DSBF-DE motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:2
- P5PL2-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- DSBF-DE motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:2
- P5PL2-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
LAN controller
- DSBF-DE motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:Intel® 82563EB
- P5PL2-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek RTL8111B
Motherboard form factor
- DSBF-DE motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB:SSI EEB
- P5PL2-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX

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Comparison of DSBF-DE, P5PL2-E
39 specifications	A ASUS DSBF-DE motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI EEB Model DSBF-DE View product	B ASUS P5PL2-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5PL2-E View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 771 (Socket J)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	2 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	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
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82563EB	Realtek RTL8111B
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	SSI EEB	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 5000P	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASUS C.P.R SFS: 200 MHz - 450MHz
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	1 x PCI Express X16 2 x PCI E X1 3 x PCI(PCI2.2)
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Intel Matrix Storage / LSI MegaRAID	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ADI1986A
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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