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Appendix V. Naming Rules of Motherboards
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ASUS
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Names of ASUS motherboard are of the format:
(Socket)(Chipset)(Additional Features)_(Series)_(Revision)_(Grade)(Option)
For example,
ASUS P5W DH Deluxe means Socket 775 (
P5), Intel 975X chipset (codenamed
Glenwood),
Digital
Home Series and the grade
Deluxe.
Socket Name
- P4: Socket 478 (Intel platform, Pentium 4 before 915 Express)
- P5: Socket 775 (Intel platform, Pentium 4 after 915 Express, Pentium D, Core 2 Duo)
- L1: Socket L1 (AMD platform, Quand FX)
- N4: Socket M (Intel platform, Core Duo/Solo, Mobile Core 2 Duo)
- A7: Socket A (AMD platform, K7 processors)
- SK8: Socket 940 (AMD platform, K8 server processors)
- K8: Socket 754 (AMD platform, K8 desktop/mobile processors)
- A8: Socket 939 (AMD platform, K8 desktop processors)
- M2: Socket AM2 (AMD platform, K8 processors)
- M3: Socket AM2+ (AMD platform, K10 processors)
Chipset Name
- B: Intel 845 (Brookdale)
- PE: Intel 845PE (845PE)
- GE: Intel 845GE (845GE)
- GV: Intel 845GV (845GV)
- T: Intel 850/850E (Tehama)
- P: Intel 865 (Springdale)
- C: Intel 875P (Canterwood)
- G: Intel 915 (Grantsdale)
- A: Intel 925X/925XE (Alderwood)
- L: Intel 945 (Lakeport)
- PL: Intel 945PL (945PL)
- GZ: Intel 945GZ (945GZ)
- GC: Intel 945GC (945GC)
- W: Intel 955X/975X (Glenwood); G is reserved for Intel 915 (Grantsdale)
- B: Intel 965 (Broadwater); there is no conflict with Intel 845 (Brookdale) because of different sockets.
- KPL: Intel G31
- K: Intel P35/G33 (Bearlake)
- E: Intel X38/G35 (Bearlake?)
- A: AMD
- R: ATI Radeon/CrossFire Xpress
- N: NVIDIA
- S: SiS
- U: ULi
- V: VIA
Additional Features
- 800: FSB 800MTps
- D1: DDR
- D2: DDR2
- DC: DDR & DDR2 Combo
- 3: DDR3
- C: DDR2 & DDR3 Combo
- 8X: AGP 8X
- 32: Dual PCI Express x16 slots @(16,16)
- 64: Quad PCI Express x16 slots
- DG2: DDR2 and PCI-X support
- PV: PureVideo
- BP: NVIDIA Business Platform
- V: Onboard video
- M: MicroATX form factor
- E: Extended
- MVP: ATI MVP (Multi Visual Processing) technology
- SLI: NVIDIA SLI (Scalable Link Interface) technology
Series
- : Standard Series
- WS: Workstation Series
- DH: Digital Home Series
- DO: Digital Office Series
- X: X Series
Revision
- R2.0: Revision 2.0
- SE: Second Edition
Grade
- Plus
- Deluxe
- Premium
- Professional/Pro
Options
- 1394: IEEE 1394
- WiFi-AP: ASUS WiFi-AP Solo
- HDMI: HDMI interface
- TeleSky: ASUS TeleSky
- CSM: AMD CSIP (Commercial Stable Image Platform)-certified
- NBP: NVIDIA Business Platform-certified
- Vista Edition: Optimized for Windows Vista
- 1333: Support for FSB 1333 processors
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DFI
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Names of recent DFI motherboard are of the format:
(Series Name) (Chipset Name)-(Socket Name)(Features)
For example,
LANPARTY UT CFX3200-DR/G means LANPARTY UT Series, ATI
Cross
Fire
Xpress
3200 chipset, Socket 939 (
D), additional RAID controller (
R), RoHS-compliant (
/G).
Series Name
- LANPARTY: The cutting-edge DFI high-end series, intended for LAN party fans as well as PC DIYers
- LANPARTY UT: The second generation of LANPARTY; UT means UV on Tweak fun (UV sensitive slots and sockets for case modders)
- INFINITY: A complementary series to LANPARTY, created with the most discerning overclockers and hardware enthusiasts in mind who demand best price/performance
- GENERAL: A series of motherboards with excellent performance yet reasonable price for different users - DIYers, overclockers, gamers, system integrators as well as the major common users. The name "GENERAL" is omitted.
Socket Name
- T: Socket 775 (aka Socket T)
- D: Socket 939 (the letter D is used in part numbers of Athlon 64 processors.)
- M2: Socket AM2 (AM2 was originally called M2)
The socket name is often omitted.
Features
- M: microATX
- R: Additional RAID controller
- G: Gb LAN
- L: 10/100Mbps LAN
- F: IEEE 1394
- E: Lite version of southbridge
- 2: DDR2
- 12: DDR & DDR2 combo
- A: AGP
- V: onboard VGA
- I: onboard DVI
- /G: "Green", namely RoHS-compliant (Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive)
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Foxconn
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Foxconn motherboard names are of the format:
(Chipset Name)(Socket Name)(Form Factor)(Revision)-(Features)
For example, the board
P9657AA-8EKRS2H is Intel P965 Express chipset (
P965), Socket 775 (
7), ATX form factor (
A), the first version (
A), with 8 channel audio (
8), IEEE 1394 (
E), Gb LAN (
K), RAID (
R), SATA (
S), DDR2 (
2), and RoHS-compliant (
H).
Chipset Name
Chipset Name is almost trivial. For example, 975X = Intel 975X Express, NF4SLI = nForce4 SLI.
Socket Name
- 7: Socket 775
- M2: Socket AM2
- K8: Socket 754/939
Form Factor
- A: ATX
- M: microATX
- U: microBTX
Revision
- A, B, C, D, ...
Features
- 8: 8 channel audio
- 6: 6 channel audio (default is omitted)
- E: IEEE 1394
- K: Gb LAN
- L: 10/100Mbps LAN (default is omitted)
- R: RAID
- S: SATA
- 2: DDR2
- H: RoHS compliant
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GIGABYTE
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The naming scheme of the recent
6-Quad and S-series motherboards for Intel is relatively simple.
GA-(Chipset Name)(Features)-(Suffix)(Option)
For example,
GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 means Intel P965 Express chipset (
965P) and Safe + Smart + Speed (
S3).
Chipset Name
Chipset Name is almost trivial.
Features
- C: DDR2/DDR3 combo
- T: DDR3
- M: microATX form factor
- X: CrossFire support
Suffix
- S2: Safe + Smart
- DS2: Safe + Smart + Durability Enhanced
- S3: Safe + Smart + Speed
- DS3: Safe + Smart + Speed + Durability Enhanced
- DS4: Safe + Smart + Speed + Silent-Pipe + Durability Enhanced
- DQ6: DS4 + 6-Quand Features
That means:
- Overclocking:
- S2, DS2: No overclocking options in BIOS
- S3, DS3: Good overclocking options in BIOS
- DS4, DQ6: Slightly finer overclocking options in BIOS than S3 and DS3
- Heatsinks:
- S2, DS2, S3, DS3: Conventional passive heatsinks on both northbridge and southbridge.
- DS4, DQ6: Passive heatsinks on northbridge and southbridge connected with MOSFET modules by heat-pipes
- Capacitors:
- S2, S3: All electrolytic capacitors
- DS2, DS3, DS4, DQ6: All solid capacitors
- 6-Quad Features include 12 Phase Power, 4 x external SATA and quad-core ready.
Option
- L: Budget board
- R: RAID support
- P: RAID and IEEE 1394 support
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Intel
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Intel desktop motherboard name is of the format:
D(Chipset Name)(Board's Codename)
For example,
DP965LT means that it is a desktop motherboard (
D; vs. server motherboard
S), chipset is Intel P965 Express (
P965) and its codename is
Lemont (
LT). IMO adding codename is not so meaningful for general customers as it does not provide any information on features or form factor.
Intel desktop motherboards come in five series:
- Extreme Series for power-users and high-end gamers; 975X, 955X
- Media Series for entertainment, education, and gaming applications; G965, 945G, 945P
- Executive Series for business users; Q965, 945G
- Classic Series for home and office mainstream users; G965, P965, Q963, 945G, 945P
- Essential Series for budget conscious users; 946GZ, 945G, 945PL
Intel does not provide Mobile on Desktop motherboards.
Intel Desktop Board Roadmap
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MSI
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The naming scheme of MSI boards is explained in its own website:
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