Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z8NA-D6 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

21specifications compared
9differ
12identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- Z8NA-D6 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- Z8NA-D6 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:6
- GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Z8NA-D6 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
- GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Z8NA-D6 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
- GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- Z8NA-D6 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:1
- GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
LAN controller
- Z8NA-D6 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Intel® 82574L
- GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111DL
Motherboard form factor
- Z8NA-D6 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:ATX
- GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
PCI slots
- Z8NA-D6 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:1
- GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of Z8NA-D6, GA-G41M-ES2L
56 specifications	A ASUS Z8NA-D6 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX Model Z8NA-D6 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G41M-ES2L View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	2
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	1GB, 2GB, 4GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
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	1
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82574L	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 5500	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	- FCC, CFR47 Part 15, Class B - CE, EN55022 & EN55024 - C-TICK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 x MIO 1 x PIKE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	194 mm
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA2 300MB/s	SATA
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888B
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GMA X4500
I/O portsKnown for one	2 x SMBus 2 x Front LAN LED 1 x Serial	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASWM2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source

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