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ASUS Maximus V Formula vs ASUS Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB

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  • 43specifications compared
  • 31differ
  • 12identical
  • 75known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB has 352 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS Maximus V Formula (384 GB vs 32 GB). The ASUS Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Maximus V Formula (3 vs 2). The ASUS Maximus V Formula has 4 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB (6 vs 2). Only the ASUS Maximus V Formula has microphone in. Only the ASUS Maximus V Formula has Wi-Fi.

  • Processor socket
    • Maximus V Formula:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
    • Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
  • Memory channels
    • Maximus V Formula:Dual-channel
    • Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:Quad-channel
  • Maximum internal memory
    • Maximus V Formula:32 GB
    • Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:384 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • Maximus V Formula:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
    • Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:SATA II, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • Maximus V Formula:2
    • Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:3
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • Maximus V Formula:6
    • Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:2
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • Maximus V Formula:2
    • Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:4
  • Number of EATX power connectors
    • Maximus V Formula:1
    • Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:0

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Comparison of Maximus V Formula, Z9PR-D12
118 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1155 (Socket H2)LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one5 GT/sUnknown — 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 source4, 8
Supported QPIKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6.4,7.2,8 GT/s
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsDiffersDual-channelQuad-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB384 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source384 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA, SATA II, SATA IIISATA II, SATA III
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix VirtuNot supported
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD GraphicsUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one2560 x 1600 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL versionKnown for one4.2Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one11Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
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/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
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 connectorsDiffers24
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one10Unknown — 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
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers10
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers78
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Parallel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers40
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4aUnknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers50
Microphone inDiffersYesNo
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
COM ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiDiffersYesNo
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11gUnknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit LANUnknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component forDiffersPCServer
Motherboard form factorDiffersExtended ATXSSI EEB
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel Z77Intel® C602
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, TemperatureUnknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for onePassiveUnknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for oneATXUnknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFCC, CFR47 15, B, CE, EN55022, EN55024
Expansion slots4 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 slotsDiffers10
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers31
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x16, 2x81x8, 1x16
PCI Express slots versionDiffers2.0, 3.03.0
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI-X slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
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
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm304.8 mm
DepthDiffers257 mm330.2 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffersSATASATA, USB
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one2x RCA 1x USB 2.0 2x 3.5mm 1x 2.5mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM2.0, DMI2.0, WOL by PME, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported UDIMM clock speedsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1066,1333 MHz
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Supported RDIMM clock speedsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported RDIMM module capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12
Number of processors supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7

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