Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB vs MSI P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

6specifications compared
3differ
3identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:LGA 771 (Socket J)
- P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:32 GB
- P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
Motherboard form factor
- DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:SSI CEB
- P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX

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Comparison of DSGC-DW, P6N
28 specifications	A ASUS DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB Model DSGC-DW View product	B MSI P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P6N View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 771 (Socket J)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® Extreme Edition
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	8 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82563EB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	SSI CEB	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 5000X	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC885
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
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
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3xPCI-E (x16), 2xPCI-E (x1), 2xPCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	304 mm
Other featuresidentical
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x USB 2.0 6xS-ATA II RAID 1xU-DMA133 IDE 1xFDD

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