Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) vs GIGABYTE GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX

14specifications compared
10differ
4identical
62known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366):Socket B (LGA 1366)
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:Socket 478
Supported memory types
- Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366):DDR3-SDRAM
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:DDR-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speeds
- Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366):800,1066,1333 MHz
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:266,333 MHz
Number of SATA II connectors
- Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366):6
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366):1
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366):1
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:0
Component for
- Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366):Server
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:PC
Width
- Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366):304.8 mm
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:295 mm

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Comparison of Z8PE-D12X/IKVM, GA-8S648
76 specifications	A ASUS Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) Model Z8PE-D12X/IKVM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX Model GA-8S648 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	Socket 478
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	E5500, E5600, L5500, L5600, W5500, X5500, X5600	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one	2, 4, 6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported QPIKnown for one	4.8,5.86,6.4 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Pentium® 4
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	533 MHz
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	266,333 MHz
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one	192 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Aspeed AST2050	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	0
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82574L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 5520	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Intel ICH10R	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CFR47 15, Class B, CE, EN55022 & EN55024, C-TICK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SiS
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI-X slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
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
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733020	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	304.8 mm	295 mm
DepthDiffers	330.2 mm	209 mm
Packaging content1 differ
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareDiffers	ASWM2.0	Norton Internet Security Norton Anti-Virus Norton Personal Firewall Norton Privacy Control Norton Parental Control Norton Spam Alert GIGABYTE Windows Utility Manager Adobe Acrobat Reader
Other featuresidentical
Supported UDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	800,1066,1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for one	1GB, 2GB, 4GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one	48 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported RDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	800,1066,1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported RDIMM module capacityKnown for one	16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	12	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 Mbit

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