Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB vs ASUS M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX

15specifications compared
10differ
5identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:Intel
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:LGA 771 (Socket J)
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
ECC сompatibility
- DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:ECC
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:32 GB
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:2
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:3
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:2
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:1
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:2
LAN controller
- DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:Intel® 82563EB
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:Marvell 88E8001

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Comparison of DSGC-DW, M2A-MVP
46 specifications	A ASUS DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB Model DSGC-DW View product	B ASUS M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX Model M2A-MVP View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 771 (Socket J)	Socket AM2
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
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 connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82563EB	Marvell 88E8001
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	SSI CEB	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® 5000X	AMD 480X CrossFire
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
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x PCI Express 2x PCI Express x1 2x PCI 2.0
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	218 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Drivers ASUS PC Probe 2 ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti Virus
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UltraDMA 133/100/66/33
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 MyLogo ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS O.C. Profile ASUS Q-Fan2 ASUS C.P.R
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE
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

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