Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS KFSN5-D/IST Socket F (1207) SSI EEB vs MSI P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

19specifications compared
12differ
7identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- KFSN5-D/IST Socket F (1207) SSI EEB:AMD
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- KFSN5-D/IST Socket F (1207) SSI EEB:Socket F (1207)
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Maximum internal memory
- KFSN5-D/IST Socket F (1207) SSI EEB:64 GB
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:16 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- KFSN5-D/IST Socket F (1207) SSI EEB:6
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- KFSN5-D/IST Socket F (1207) SSI EEB:2
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:7
eSATA ports quantity
- KFSN5-D/IST Socket F (1207) SSI EEB:0
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- KFSN5-D/IST Socket F (1207) SSI EEB:1
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- KFSN5-D/IST Socket F (1207) SSI EEB:0
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2

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Comparison of KFSN5-D/IST, P55-DGD65
46 specifications	A ASUS KFSN5-D/IST Socket F (1207) SSI EEB Model KFSN5-D/IST View product	B MSI P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55-DGD65 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket F (1207)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i5
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	7
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x Realtek RTL8111DL - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	SSI EEB	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® P55
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889
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
CertificationKnown for one	- US (FCC, CFR47 Part 15, Class B) - Europe (CE, EN55022 & EN55024)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
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
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASWM2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source

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