Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-X58A-OC motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX

21specifications compared
13differ
8identical
57known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- GA-X58A-OC motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
ECC сompatibility
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:ECC
- GA-X58A-OC motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333 MHz
- GA-X58A-OC motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:800,1066,1333,2200 MHz
Number of SATA II connectors
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- GA-X58A-OC motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
- GA-X58A-OC motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- GA-X58A-OC motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- GA-X58A-OC motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:0
Component for
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Server
- GA-X58A-OC motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:PC

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Comparison of P8B-M, GA-X58A-OC
78 specifications	A ASUS P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model P8B-M View product	B GIGABYTE GA-X58A-OC motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX Model GA-X58A-OC View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.4 GT/s
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one	2, 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Triple-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	800,1066,1333,2200 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 GB
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA II, SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	3-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX
On-board graphics card	No	No
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	1	1
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	3	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C204	Intel® X58
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel ICH10R
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7/ Vista/ XP
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CFR47 15, B, CE, EN55022, EN55024, C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.0b
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	254 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Marvell 88SE9182
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ICH10R
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Support for EasyTune eXtreme Hard Drive Auto Green Support for Smart 6 Support for Q-Share Xpress BIOS Rescue @BIOS Xpress Recovery 2 Xpress Install Download Center Q-Flash Support for On/Off Charge
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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