Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS KFSN4-DRE/2S motherboard NVIDIA nForce Pro 2200 Socket F (1207) SSI EEB vs ASUS Z8NH-D12 motherboard Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI CEB

23specifications compared
9differ
14identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- KFSN4-DRE/2S motherboard NVIDIA nForce Pro 2200 Socket F (1207) SSI EEB:AMD
- Z8NH-D12 motherboard Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI CEB:Intel
Processor socket
- KFSN4-DRE/2S motherboard NVIDIA nForce Pro 2200 Socket F (1207) SSI EEB:Socket F (1207)
- Z8NH-D12 motherboard Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI CEB:Socket B (LGA 1366)
RAID levels
- KFSN4-DRE/2S motherboard NVIDIA nForce Pro 2200 Socket F (1207) SSI EEB:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- Z8NH-D12 motherboard Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI CEB:0, 1
USB 2.0 connectors
- KFSN4-DRE/2S motherboard NVIDIA nForce Pro 2200 Socket F (1207) SSI EEB:1
- Z8NH-D12 motherboard Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI CEB:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- KFSN4-DRE/2S motherboard NVIDIA nForce Pro 2200 Socket F (1207) SSI EEB:1
- Z8NH-D12 motherboard Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI CEB:0
LAN controller
- KFSN4-DRE/2S motherboard NVIDIA nForce Pro 2200 Socket F (1207) SSI EEB:Broadcom BCM5721
- Z8NH-D12 motherboard Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI CEB:Intel® 82574L
Motherboard form factor
- KFSN4-DRE/2S motherboard NVIDIA nForce Pro 2200 Socket F (1207) SSI EEB:SSI EEB
- Z8NH-D12 motherboard Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI CEB:SSI CEB
Motherboard chipset
- KFSN4-DRE/2S motherboard NVIDIA nForce Pro 2200 Socket F (1207) SSI EEB:NVIDIA nForce Pro 2200
- Z8NH-D12 motherboard Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI CEB:Intel® 5500

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Comparison of KFSN4-DRE/2S, Z8NH-D12
29 specifications	A ASUS KFSN4-DRE/2S motherboard NVIDIA nForce Pro 2200 Socket F (1207) SSI EEB Model KFSN4-DRE/2S View product	B ASUS Z8NH-D12 motherboard Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI CEB Model Z8NH-D12 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket F (1207)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibility	ECC	ECC
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	64 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	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)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Broadcom BCM5721	Intel® 82574L
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	SSI EEB	SSI CEB
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	NVIDIA nForce Pro 2200	Intel® 5500
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- FCC, CFR47 Part 15, Class B, - CE, EN55022 & EN55024, - C-TICK
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C	10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 90%	20 - 90%
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled software	ASWM2.0	ASWM2.0

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