Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A58M-A/USB3 AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2) Socket FM2+ micro ATX vs ASUS Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX

26specifications compared
19differ
7identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- A58M-A/USB3 AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2) Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- A58M-A/USB3 AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2) Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Socket FM2+
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Supported memory clock speeds
- A58M-A/USB3 AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2) Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- A58M-A/USB3 AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2) Socket FM2+ micro ATX:32 GB
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:256 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- A58M-A/USB3 AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2) Socket FM2+ micro ATX:SATA II
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
RAID levels
- A58M-A/USB3 AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2) Socket FM2+ micro ATX:0, 1, 10, JBOD
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- A58M-A/USB3 AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2) Socket FM2+ micro ATX:2
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- A58M-A/USB3 AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2) Socket FM2+ micro ATX:0
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2

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Comparison of A58M-A/USB3, Z9PA-D8C
71 specifications	A ASUS A58M-A/USB3 AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2) Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model A58M-A/USB3 View product	B ASUS Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX Model Z9PA-D8C View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM2+	LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E5-2600
Supported QPIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.4,7.2,8 GT/s
Processor thermal power (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	135 W
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Octa-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	256 GB
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 MB
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aspeed AST1300
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	4
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	6
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek 8111GR	Intel® 82574L
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component forDiffers	PC	Server
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2)	Intel® C602
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 90%
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	183 mm	254 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Other featuresidentical
Supported UDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Supported LRDIMM module capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8GB, 16GB, 32GB
Supported LRDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Supported RDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Supported RDIMM module capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	4.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source

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