Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS F2A85-M AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX vs ASUS Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX

32specifications compared
19differ
13identical
64known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX has 192 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS F2A85-M AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX (256 GB vs 64 GB). The ASUS F2A85-M AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX (3 vs 2). The ASUS F2A85-M AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX has 5 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX (7 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS F2A85-M AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX, Intel on the ASUS Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX. Processor socket: Socket FM2 on the ASUS F2A85-M AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX, LGA 2011 (Socket R) on the ASUS Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- F2A85-M AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:AMD
- Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- F2A85-M AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:Socket FM2
- Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Supported memory clock speeds
- F2A85-M AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
- Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- F2A85-M AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:64 GB
- Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:256 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- F2A85-M AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:SATA III
- Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
USB 2.0 connectors
- F2A85-M AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:3
- Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- F2A85-M AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:7
- Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- F2A85-M AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:0
- Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:4

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Comparison of F2A85-M, Z9PA-U8/iKVM
96 specifications	A ASUS F2A85-M AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX Model F2A85-M View product	B ASUS Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX Model Z9PA-U8/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
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
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4, 6
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	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
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	256 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	AMD	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/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	7	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	7	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	6
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	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	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
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	ASUS C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CFR47 15, Class B, CE, EN55022 & EN55024
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x1, 1x4, 1x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
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	244 mm	304.8 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	243.8 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
Trial softwareKnown for one	Antivirus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS Utilities ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeKnown for one	AMD A85X	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityDiffers	3	7
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported UDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333 MHz
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Supported RDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported RDIMM module capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
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
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%

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