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ASUS Z8NA-D6C Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX vs MSI X58 PRO-E

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 11identical
  • 33known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • Z8NA-D6C Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
    • X58 PRO-E:3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • Z8NA-D6C Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
    • X58 PRO-E:6
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • Z8NA-D6C Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
    • X58 PRO-E:1
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • Z8NA-D6C Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:0
    • X58 PRO-E:1
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • Z8NA-D6C Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:0
    • X58 PRO-E:1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • Z8NA-D6C Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:1
    • X58 PRO-E:0
  • LAN controller
    • Z8NA-D6C Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Intel® 82574L
    • X58 PRO-E:Realtek RTL8111C
  • PCI Express x1 slots
    • Z8NA-D6C Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:1
    • X58 PRO-E:2

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Comparison of Z8NA-D6C, X58 PRO-E
54 specifications
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers26
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® 82574LRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC889
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® 5500Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers13
PCI slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUltra DMA 66/100/133 IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA II
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASWM2.0Unknown — not stated by the source

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