Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P6X58D-E Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX vs MSI 880GMA-E45 AMD

31specifications compared
18differ
13identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P6X58D-E Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Intel
- 880GMA-E45 AMD:AMD
Processor socket
- P6X58D-E Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- 880GMA-E45 AMD:Socket AM3
Number of memory slots
- P6X58D-E Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:6
- 880GMA-E45 AMD:4
Maximum internal memory
- P6X58D-E Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:24 GB
- 880GMA-E45 AMD:16 GB
RAID levels
- P6X58D-E Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
- 880GMA-E45 AMD:0, 1, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- P6X58D-E Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
- 880GMA-E45 AMD:4
Number of SATA connectors
- P6X58D-E Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:8
- 880GMA-E45 AMD:6
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P6X58D-E Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:1
- 880GMA-E45 AMD:0

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Comparison of P6X58D-E, 880GMA-E45
52 specifications	A ASUS P6X58D-E Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX Model P6X58D-E View product	B MSI 880GMA-E45 AMD Model 880GMA-E45 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	Socket AM3
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	24 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	6
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Marvell 88E8056	Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	Fast Ethernet MAC / PHY
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC892
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 880G
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	237 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	SATA 6.0 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3.0 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL PME,WOR PME,PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB

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