Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB vs GIGABYTE GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

17specifications compared
9differ
8identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 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
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:3
- GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:2
- GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:2
- GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:1
- GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
LAN controller
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:Intel® 82576EB
- GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111DL
Motherboard form factor
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:SSI EEB
- GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
PCI Express x16 slots
- Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:4
- GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of Z8PE-D18, GA-G41M-ES2L
51 specifications	A ASUS Z8PE-D18 Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB Model Z8PE-D18 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G41M-ES2L 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	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
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
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
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	3	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 quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
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
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82576EB	Realtek RTL8111DL
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 slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	4	1
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	194 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888B
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GMA X4500
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
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASWM2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source

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