Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS DSBV-DX Intel® vs GIGABYTE GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

4specifications compared
4differ
0identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- DSBV-DX Intel®:Intel
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- DSBV-DX Intel®:LGA 771 (Socket J)
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
Number of SATA connectors
- DSBV-DX Intel®:6
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
Motherboard form factor
- DSBV-DX Intel®:SSI CEB
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:ATX

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Comparison of DSBV-DX, GA-M56S-S3
35 specifications	A ASUS DSBV-DX Intel® Model DSBV-DX View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M56S-S3 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 771 (Socket J)	Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	SSI CEB	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 5000V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x PCI Express x 16 2 x PCI Express x 1 4 x PCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	214 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82563EB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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