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ASUS P8B-C/4L motherboard Intel® C202 vs ASUS Sabertooth 990FX

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 5identical
  • 51known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8B-C/4L motherboard Intel® C202 has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Sabertooth 990FX (3 vs 2). The ASUS Sabertooth 990FX has 3 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS P8B-C/4L motherboard Intel® C202 (4 vs 1). The ASUS Sabertooth 990FX has 8 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS P8B-C/4L motherboard Intel® C202 (10 vs 2). Only the ASUS P8B-C/4L motherboard Intel® C202 has on-board graphics card. ECC сompatibility: ECC on the ASUS P8B-C/4L motherboard Intel® C202, ECC & Non-ECC on the ASUS Sabertooth 990FX.

  • ECC сompatibility
    • P8B-C/4L motherboard Intel® C202:ECC
    • Sabertooth 990FX:ECC & Non-ECC
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • P8B-C/4L motherboard Intel® C202:1066,1333 MHz
    • Sabertooth 990FX:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
  • On-board graphics card
    • P8B-C/4L motherboard Intel® C202:Yes
    • Sabertooth 990FX:No
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P8B-C/4L motherboard Intel® C202:3
    • Sabertooth 990FX:2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P8B-C/4L motherboard Intel® C202:1
    • Sabertooth 990FX:4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P8B-C/4L motherboard Intel® C202:2
    • Sabertooth 990FX:10
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P8B-C/4L motherboard Intel® C202:4
    • Sabertooth 990FX:1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • P8B-C/4L motherboard Intel® C202:1
    • Sabertooth 990FX:0

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Comparison of P8B-C/4L, Sabertooth 990FX
68 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD
Processor socketKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSocket AM3
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECCECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceQuad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
On-board graphics cardDiffersYesNo
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers14
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers210
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers41
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® 82574LRealtek RTL8111E
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePC
Motherboard form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® C202AMD 990FX
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD SB950
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC892
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers14
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0
PCI slotsDiffers51
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0a
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width305 mm305 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceJMicron JMB362
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD SB950
Quick installation guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one32 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source

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