Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A58M-E AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2) Socket FM2+ micro ATX vs ASUS Z9PE-D16-10G/DUAL Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB

23specifications compared
15differ
8identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- A58M-E AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2) Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD
- Z9PE-D16-10G/DUAL Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:Intel
Processor socket
- A58M-E AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2) Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Socket FM2+
- Z9PE-D16-10G/DUAL Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Supported memory clock speeds
- A58M-E AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2) Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
- Z9PE-D16-10G/DUAL Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- A58M-E AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2) Socket FM2+ micro ATX:32 GB
- Z9PE-D16-10G/DUAL Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:512 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- A58M-E AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2) Socket FM2+ micro ATX:SATA II
- Z9PE-D16-10G/DUAL Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:SATA II, SATA III
Number of chassis fan connectors
- A58M-E AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2) Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1
- Z9PE-D16-10G/DUAL Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:9
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- A58M-E AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2) Socket FM2+ micro ATX:4
- Z9PE-D16-10G/DUAL Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- A58M-E AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2) Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1
- Z9PE-D16-10G/DUAL Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:3

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Comparison of A58M-E, Z9PE-D16-10G/DUAL
67 specifications	A ASUS A58M-E AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2) Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model A58M-E View product	B ASUS Z9PE-D16-10G/DUAL Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB Model Z9PE-D16-10G/DUAL View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM2+	LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD A	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	512 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	9
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
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
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	3
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10 Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek 8111GR	Intel® I210-AT
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	SSI EEB
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2)	Intel® C602
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
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, C-Tick, FCC
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	307.2 mm
DepthDiffers	183 mm	332.8 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	16GB, 32GB, 8GB
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	16GB, 2GB, 32GB, 4GB, 8GB
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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%

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