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ASUS Z8NR-D12 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB vs GIGABYTE GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

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  • 19specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 9identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • Z8NR-D12 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:Socket B (LGA 1366)
    • GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • Z8NR-D12 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:3
    • GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • Z8NR-D12 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:6
    • GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • Z8NR-D12 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:6
    • GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • Z8NR-D12 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:2
    • GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • Z8NR-D12 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:2
    • GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • Z8NR-D12 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:1
    • GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
  • LAN controller
    • Z8NR-D12 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:Intel® 82574L
    • GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111DL

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Comparison of Z8NR-D12, GA-G41M-ES2L
51 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffersSocket B (LGA 1366)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
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
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers61
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® 82574LRealtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersSSI EEBmicro ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® 5500Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for oneFCC, CFR47 Part 15, Class B, CE, EN55022 & EN55024, C-TICKUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source244 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source194 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIDE
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA
Audio outputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC888B
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Graphics controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGMA X4500
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — 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
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASWM2.0Unknown — not stated by the source

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