Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX vs ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX

22specifications compared
15differ
7identical
73known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX has 6 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX (8 vs 2). The ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX has 4 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX (4 vs 0). The ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX has 7 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX (8 vs 1). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX, Intel on the ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX. Processor socket: Socket FM2 on the ASUS A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX, LGA 2011 (Socket R) on the ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:AMD
- Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:Socket FM2
- Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Supported storage drive interfaces
- A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
- Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
RAID levels
- A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
Number of SATA III connectors
- A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:8
- Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:0
- Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:1
- Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:1
- Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2

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Comparison of A85XM-A, Z9PA-D8/iKVM
95 specifications	A ASUS A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX Model A85XM-A View product	B ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX Model Z9PA-D8/iKVM 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
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2, 4, 6, 8
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
Memoryidentical
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 channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 GB
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA II, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 7000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	11	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aspeed AST2300
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	8	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	8	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
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 connectorsDiffers	1	8
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
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
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
COM ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 82574L
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 A85X	Intel® C602
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887-VD	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, C-Tick, FCC
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	236 mm	304.8 mm
DepthDiffers	188 mm	254 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features1 differ
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedDiffers	1	2
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported DIMM module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16GB, 2GB, 32GB, 4GB, 8GB
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
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
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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