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ASUS NCL-D Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) Extended ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal

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  • 15specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 6identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • NCL-D Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) Extended ATX:Socket 604 (mPGA604)
    • GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal:LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Maximum internal memory
    • NCL-D Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) Extended ATX:16 GB
    • GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal:8 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • NCL-D Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) Extended ATX:2
    • GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal:3
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • NCL-D Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) Extended ATX:2
    • GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal:4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • NCL-D Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) Extended ATX:2
    • GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal:4
  • Motherboard form factor
    • NCL-D Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) Extended ATX:Extended ATX
    • GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal:ATX
  • Depth
    • NCL-D Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) Extended ATX:330 mm
    • GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal:244 mm

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Comparison of NCL-D, GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal
40 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffersSocket 604 (mPGA604)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one800 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers24
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers2 x Broadcom BCM5721PCI-E Gb LANDual Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersExtended ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® E7520Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindow Server 2003 Stndard/Web/Enterprise Edition Windows.2000 Server / 2000 Advanced Server Windows NT Server4.0 Windows.XP Professional SP1 Windows.Server2003 Enterprise Editon Windows.Server2003 Standard Edition Redhat Enterprise Linux AS3.0 Redhat8.0 Redhat9.0 SuSE Linux Enterprise 8.0 SuSE LinuUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers4 x 64bit/ 133 MHz PCI-X 1 x 32bit/ 33MHz PCI 1x [x8 slot (x4 link)]4 x PCI Express X16 2 x PCI Express X1 1 x PCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers330 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC850 Audio codec
I/O portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7 x Cooling fan
Controller interface typeKnown for oneIntel ICH5RUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for oneATI RAGE-XLUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one8 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source

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