Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5Q SE/C/SI vs ASUS Z8PE-D12X Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB

17specifications compared
10differ
7identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P5Q SE/C/SI:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- Z8PE-D12X Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:Socket B (LGA 1366)
ECC сompatibility
- P5Q SE/C/SI:Non-ECC
- Z8PE-D12X Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:ECC
Number of EATX power connectors
- P5Q SE/C/SI:1
- Z8PE-D12X Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5Q SE/C/SI:6
- Z8PE-D12X Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5Q SE/C/SI:1
- Z8PE-D12X Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5Q SE/C/SI:2
- Z8PE-D12X Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P5Q SE/C/SI:0
- Z8PE-D12X Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:1
LAN controller
- P5Q SE/C/SI:Atheros L1E
- Z8PE-D12X Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:Intel® 82574L

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Comparison of P5Q SE/C/SI, Z8PE-D12X
56 specifications	A ASUS P5Q SE/C/SI View product	B ASUS Z8PE-D12X Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB Model Z8PE-D12X View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers	1	2
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros L1E	Intel® 82574L
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	SSI EEB
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC1200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 5520
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 x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	4
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	193 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASWM2.0
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 90%

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