Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A68HM-Plus AMD A68H Socket FM2+ micro ATX vs ASUS Z10PA-U8 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX

29specifications compared
20differ
9identical
48known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- A68HM-Plus AMD A68H Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD
- Z10PA-U8 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- A68HM-Plus AMD A68H Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Socket FM2+
- Z10PA-U8 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:LGA 2011-v3
Supported memory types
- A68HM-Plus AMD A68H Socket FM2+ micro ATX:DDR3-SDRAM
- Z10PA-U8 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:DDR4-SDRAM
Memory channels
- A68HM-Plus AMD A68H Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Dual-channel
- Z10PA-U8 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:Quad-channel
Supported memory clock speeds
- A68HM-Plus AMD A68H Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
- Z10PA-U8 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- A68HM-Plus AMD A68H Socket FM2+ micro ATX:32 GB
- Z10PA-U8 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:512 GB
RAID levels
- A68HM-Plus AMD A68H Socket FM2+ micro ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- Z10PA-U8 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- A68HM-Plus AMD A68H Socket FM2+ micro ATX:2
- Z10PA-U8 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:1

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Comparison of A68HM-Plus, Z10PA-U8
77 specifications	A ASUS A68HM-Plus AMD A68H Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model A68HM-Plus View product	B ASUS Z10PA-U8 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX Model Z10PA-U8 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM2+	LGA 2011-v3
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E5-1600, E5-2600
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Quad-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz	1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	512 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III	SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 MB
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aspeed AST2400
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	9
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Power fan 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	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	1, 2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
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	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111GR	Intel® I210-AT
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features3 differ
Component forDiffers	PC	Server
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A68H	Intel® C612
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	2
PCI slots	1	1
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
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	244 mm
DepthDiffers	183 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	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
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 90%
Other featuresidentical
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	1

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