Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z8NA-D6 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX vs MSI 770-C35 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX

20specifications compared
10differ
10identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Z8NA-D6 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Intel
- 770-C35 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- Z8NA-D6 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- 770-C35 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Number of memory slots
- Z8NA-D6 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:6
- 770-C35 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:4
USB 2.0 connectors
- Z8NA-D6 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
- 770-C35 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Z8NA-D6 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
- 770-C35 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Z8NA-D6 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
- 770-C35 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- Z8NA-D6 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:1
- 770-C35 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- Z8NA-D6 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:1
- 770-C35 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:0

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Comparison of Z8NA-D6, 770-C35
51 specifications	A ASUS Z8NA-D6 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX Model Z8NA-D6 View product	B MSI 770-C35 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX Model 770-C35 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	Socket AM3
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	4
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
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
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
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82574L	Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® 5500	AMD 770
CertificationKnown for one	- FCC, CFR47 Part 15, Class B - CE, EN55022 & EN55024 - C-TICK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888S
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 x MIO 1 x PIKE	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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
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
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 mm

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