Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z8PE-D12X Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB vs GIGABYTE GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX

16specifications compared
9differ
7identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Z8PE-D12X Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:Intel
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- Z8PE-D12X Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:Socket AM3
RAID levels
- Z8PE-D12X Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:0, 1
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Z8PE-D12X Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:2
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Z8PE-D12X Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:2
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- Z8PE-D12X Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:0
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
LAN controller
- Z8PE-D12X Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:Intel® 82574L
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:Realtek RTL8211CL
Motherboard form factor
- Z8PE-D12X Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:SSI EEB
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of Z8PE-D12X, GA-M85M-US2H
49 specifications	A ASUS Z8PE-D12X Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB Model Z8PE-D12X View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX Model GA-M85M-US2H View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	Socket AM3
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	3	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
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
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82574L	Realtek RTL8211CL
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	SSI EEB	micro ATX
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
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 5520	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 slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	4	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 mm
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 8100
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
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASWM2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source

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