Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS PVL-D motherboard Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) SSI EEB vs GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

8specifications compared
6differ
2identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- PVL-D motherboard Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) SSI EEB:Intel
- GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- PVL-D motherboard Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) SSI EEB:Socket 604 (mPGA604)
- GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- PVL-D motherboard Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) SSI EEB:0
- GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- PVL-D motherboard Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) SSI EEB:0
- GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- PVL-D motherboard Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) SSI EEB:0
- GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- PVL-D motherboard Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) SSI EEB:SSI EEB
- GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:ATX

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Comparison of PVL-D, GA-M57SLI-S4
36 specifications	A ASUS PVL-D motherboard Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) SSI EEB Model PVL-D View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M57SLI-S4 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 604 (mPGA604)	Socket AM2
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000 MHz
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
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
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	SSI EEB	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® E7520	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- 2 PCI Express x 16 slot - 3 PCI Express x 1 slot - 2 PCI slots
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI-X slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- Download Center - Q-Flash - EasyTune (Note 3) - Xpress Install - Xpress Recovery2 - Xpress BIOS Rescue
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Broadcom BCM5721	Unknown — not stated by the source

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