Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB vs GIGABYTE GA-VM900M motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

14specifications compared
7differ
7identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:LGA 771 (Socket J)
- GA-VM900M motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:32 GB
- GA-VM900M motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:2
- GA-VM900M motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:1
- GA-VM900M motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
LAN controller
- DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:Intel® 82563EB
- GA-VM900M motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8201CL
Motherboard form factor
- DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:SSI CEB
- GA-VM900M motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
Motherboard chipset
- DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:Intel® 5000X
- GA-VM900M motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:VIA P4M900

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Comparison of DSGC-DW, GA-VM900M
45 specifications	A ASUS DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB Model DSGC-DW View product	B GIGABYTE GA-VM900M motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-VM900M View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 771 (Socket J)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
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	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82563EB	Realtek RTL8201CL
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100Mb Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	SSI CEB	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® 5000X	VIA P4M900
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA VT1708A
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 PCI Expressx16 1 PCI Expressx1 2 PCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	233 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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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