Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS NCLV-DS2 motherboard Intel® E7320 Socket 604 (mPGA604) vs ASUS P5B-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

15specifications compared
10differ
5identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- NCLV-DS2 motherboard Intel® E7320 Socket 604 (mPGA604):Socket 604 (mPGA604)
- P5B-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processors
- NCLV-DS2 motherboard Intel® E7320 Socket 604 (mPGA604):2
- P5B-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
Number of memory slots
- NCLV-DS2 motherboard Intel® E7320 Socket 604 (mPGA604):6
- P5B-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- NCLV-DS2 motherboard Intel® E7320 Socket 604 (mPGA604):12 GB
- P5B-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- NCLV-DS2 motherboard Intel® E7320 Socket 604 (mPGA604):2
- P5B-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
Number of chassis fan connectors
- NCLV-DS2 motherboard Intel® E7320 Socket 604 (mPGA604):6
- P5B-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- NCLV-DS2 motherboard Intel® E7320 Socket 604 (mPGA604):2
- P5B-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- NCLV-DS2 motherboard Intel® E7320 Socket 604 (mPGA604):2
- P5B-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1

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Comparison of NCLV-DS2, P5B-E
49 specifications	A ASUS NCLV-DS2 motherboard Intel® E7320 Socket 604 (mPGA604) Model NCLV-DS2 View product	B ASUS P5B-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5B-E View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 604 (mPGA604)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsDiffers	2	1
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	12 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	6	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	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Dual Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Broadcom BCM5721	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® E7320	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000 Server w/SP4 Windows 2000 Advanced Server w/SP4 Windows 2003 Standard SP1 32bit/64bit Windows 2003 Enterprise SP1 32bit/64bit Red Hat Enterprise AS 3.0 UP3/UP4/UP5 Red Hat Enterprise AS 4.0 SuSE Enterprise Server 9.0 SuSE Enterprise Server 9.0 w/SP1 SuSE Enterprise Server 9.2 Fedora cor	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI-E x8 2x PCI 64/66 2x PCI 32/33	1x PCI-E x16 3x PCI-E x1 3x PCI 2.2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update AI Booster
Other featuresidentical
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASUS AI Gear ASUS AI Nap ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS Noise Filter ASUS Q-Connector ASUS O.C. Profile ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Rage XL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	20 - 90 °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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