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ASUS P6X58-E PRO vs ASUS P8B-C/SAS/4L motherboard Intel® C204

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  • 14specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 4identical
  • 54known for one product only

Key differences

  • ECC сompatibility
    • P6X58-E PRO:Non-ECC
    • P8B-C/SAS/4L motherboard Intel® C204:ECC
  • RAID levels
    • P6X58-E PRO:0, 1, 5, 10
    • P8B-C/SAS/4L motherboard Intel® C204:0, 1, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P6X58-E PRO:2
    • P8B-C/SAS/4L motherboard Intel® C204:3
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P6X58-E PRO:3
    • P8B-C/SAS/4L motherboard Intel® C204:1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P6X58-E PRO:6
    • P8B-C/SAS/4L motherboard Intel® C204:2
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P6X58-E PRO:1
    • P8B-C/SAS/4L motherboard Intel® C204:4
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • P6X58-E PRO:0
    • P8B-C/SAS/4L motherboard Intel® C204:1
  • Motherboard chipset
    • P6X58-E PRO:Intel® X58
    • P8B-C/SAS/4L motherboard Intel® C204:Intel® C204

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Comparison of P6X58-E PRO, P8B-C/SAS/4L
68 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketKnown for oneSocket B (LGA 1366)Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Core™ i7Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one6.4 GT/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR3-SDRAMUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityDiffersNon-ECCECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one48 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDual-channel
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA II, SATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers31
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers62
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers14
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one2.1+EDRUnknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for onePCUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorKnown for oneATXUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® X58Intel® C204
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for oneIntel ICH10RUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC889Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for oneATXUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers31
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI-X slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width305 mm305 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for oneIntel ICH10RUnknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 90%

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