Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z8NH-D12 motherboard Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI CEB vs GIGABYTE GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0)

17specifications compared
10differ
7identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- Z8NH-D12 motherboard Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI CEB:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0):LGA 775 (Socket T)
USB 2.0 connectors
- Z8NH-D12 motherboard Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI CEB:2
- GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0):3
Number of EATX power connectors
- Z8NH-D12 motherboard Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI CEB:1
- GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0):2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Z8NH-D12 motherboard Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI CEB:2
- GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0):6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Z8NH-D12 motherboard Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI CEB:2
- GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0):1
PS/2 ports quantity
- Z8NH-D12 motherboard Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI CEB:0
- GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0):2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- Z8NH-D12 motherboard Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI CEB:1
- GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0):0
LAN controller
- Z8NH-D12 motherboard Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI CEB:Intel® 82574L
- GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0):Realtek RTL8111C

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Comparison of Z8NH-D12, GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0)
55 specifications	A ASUS Z8NH-D12 motherboard Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI CEB Model Z8NH-D12 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	16 GB
Controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iTE IT8718
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
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)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers	1	2
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82574L	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	SSI CEB	ATX
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
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP
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 slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	ASWM2.0	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express power connectors (6-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	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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