Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z8NA-D6 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX vs ASUS Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB

27specifications compared
8differ
19identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

ECC сompatibility
- Z8NA-D6 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:ECC
USB 2.0 connectors
- Z8NA-D6 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:3
Number of EATX power connectors
- Z8NA-D6 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:1
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:3
LAN controller
- Z8NA-D6 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Intel® 82574L
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:Intel® 82576EB
Motherboard form factor
- Z8NA-D6 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:ATX
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:SSI EEB
Motherboard chipset
- Z8NA-D6 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Intel® 5500
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:Intel® 5520
PCI Express x8 slots
- Z8NA-D6 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:1
PCI Express x16 slots
- Z8NA-D6 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:1
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:4

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Comparison of Z8NA-D6, Z8PE-D18
36 specifications	A ASUS Z8NA-D6 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX Model Z8NA-D6 View product	B ASUS Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB Model Z8PE-D18 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	Socket B (LGA 1366)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	ECC
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	1GB, 2GB, 4GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels	0, 1	0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers	1	3
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82574L	Intel® 82576EB
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	SSI EEB
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® 5500	Intel® 5520
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certification	- FCC, CFR47 Part 15, Class B - CE, EN55022 & EN55024 - C-TICK	- FCC, CFR47 Part 15, Class B - CE, EN55022 & EN55024 - C-TICK
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x8 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	4
PCI slots	1	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 x MIO 1 x PIKE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C	10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 90%	20 - 90%
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled software	ASWM2.0	ASWM2.0
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA2 300MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	2 x SMBus 2 x Front LAN LED 1 x Serial	Unknown — not stated by the source

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