Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Sabertooth X58 vs MSI K8N Neo4-F (PCB 1.0)

27specifications compared
17differ
10identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Sabertooth X58:Intel
- K8N Neo4-F (PCB 1.0):AMD
Processor socket
- Sabertooth X58:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- K8N Neo4-F (PCB 1.0):Socket 939
Number of memory slots
- Sabertooth X58:6
- K8N Neo4-F (PCB 1.0):4
Supported memory clock speeds
- Sabertooth X58:1066,1333,1600,1800,1866 MHz
- K8N Neo4-F (PCB 1.0):266,333,400 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- Sabertooth X58:24 GB
- K8N Neo4-F (PCB 1.0):4 GB
RAID levels
- Sabertooth X58:0, 1, 10
- K8N Neo4-F (PCB 1.0):0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- Sabertooth X58:6
- K8N Neo4-F (PCB 1.0):3
Number of SATA connectors
- Sabertooth X58:8
- K8N Neo4-F (PCB 1.0):4

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Comparison of Sabertooth X58, K8N Neo4-F (PCB 1.0)
56 specifications	A ASUS Sabertooth X58 View product	B MSI K8N Neo4-F (PCB 1.0)View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	Socket 939
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Opteron
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1800,1866 MHz	266,333,400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	24 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU 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
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC850
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	1
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	304 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS MyLogo 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS Q-Connector ASUS O.C. Profile ASUS Q-DIMM ASUS Q-Slot ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED) ASUS Q-Shield	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	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

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