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ASUS H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX

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  • 16differ
  • 9identical
  • 52known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX has 224 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (256 GB vs 32 GB). The ASUS H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 4 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX (6 vs 2). The ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX has 4 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 0). Processor socket: LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the ASUS H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, LGA 2011 (Socket R) on the ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX. Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the ASUS H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, 1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz on the ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX.

  • Processor socket
    • H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
    • Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
    • Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:32 GB
    • Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:256 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA
    • Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
  • Parallel processing technology support
    • H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4-Way CrossFireX
    • Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Not supported
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
    • Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
    • Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:4
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:8

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77 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceE5-2600
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2, 4, 6, 8
Supported QPIKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6.4,7.2,8 GT/s
Processor thermal power (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source135 W
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channelUnknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB256 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATASATA II, SATA III
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers4-Way CrossFireXNot supported
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 MB
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAspeed AST2300
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers62
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers04
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers28
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek 8111GIntel® 82574L
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Features3 differ
Component forDiffersPCServer
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H87Intel® C602
Power source typeKnown for oneATXUnknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE, C-Tick, FCC
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneEFI AMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm304.8 mm
DepthDiffers219 mm254 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported DIMM module capacitiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16GB, 2GB, 32GB, 4GB, 8GB
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Supported LRDIMM module capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16GB, 32GB, 8GB
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8
Number of processors supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 90%
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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