Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z8NA-D6C Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P31-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

24specifications compared
10differ
14identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- Z8NA-D6C Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- GA-P31-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- Z8NA-D6C Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:6
- GA-P31-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Z8NA-D6C Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
- GA-P31-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Z8NA-D6C Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
- GA-P31-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- Z8NA-D6C Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:1
- GA-P31-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
LAN controller
- Z8NA-D6C Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Intel® 82574L
- GA-P31-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek RTL8111B
PCI Express x1 slots
- Z8NA-D6C Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:1
- GA-P31-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
PCI slots
- Z8NA-D6C Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:1
- GA-P31-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3

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Comparison of Z8NA-D6C, GA-P31-S3L
55 specifications	A ASUS Z8NA-D6C Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX Model Z8NA-D6C View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P31-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-P31-S3L 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	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	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
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	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
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82574L	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/XP/2000/ME/9X
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 5500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	210 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	ASWM2.0	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iTE IT8718
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash EasyTune Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Virtual Dual BIOS
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	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

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