Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P6X58D-E Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX vs MSI 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX

38specifications compared
17differ
21identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P6X58D-E Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Intel
- 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P6X58D-E Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Number of memory slots
- P6X58D-E Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:6
- 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- P6X58D-E Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:24 GB
- 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
RAID levels
- P6X58D-E Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
- 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- P6X58D-E Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
- 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- P6X58D-E Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:8
- 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:6
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- P6X58D-E Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:1
- 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:2

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Comparison of P6X58D-E, 890FXA-GD70
55 specifications	A ASUS P6X58D-E Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX Model P6X58D-E View product	B MSI 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX Model 890FXA-GD70 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
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,1066,1333 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 10
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
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
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	5
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
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
Featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 32/64bit/XP/Vista
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	5
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
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 & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	SATA 6.0 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA 3.0 Gb/s	SATAIII
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL PME,WOR PME,PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x CMOS 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF-out 1 x Optical S/PDIF-out
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD SB850

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