Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS MAXIMUS VII GENE vs ASUS Z9NR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) SSI EEB

22specifications compared
15differ
7identical
58known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- MAXIMUS VII GENE:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- Z9NR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) SSI EEB:LGA 1356 (Socket B2)
Supported storage drive interfaces
- MAXIMUS VII GENE:SATA III
- Z9NR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) SSI EEB:SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- MAXIMUS VII GENE:3
- Z9NR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) SSI EEB:1
Number of chassis fan connectors
- MAXIMUS VII GENE:3
- Z9NR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) SSI EEB:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- MAXIMUS VII GENE:4
- Z9NR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) SSI EEB:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- MAXIMUS VII GENE:4
- Z9NR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) SSI EEB:0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- MAXIMUS VII GENE:1
- Z9NR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) SSI EEB:5
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- MAXIMUS VII GENE:0
- Z9NR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) SSI EEB:1

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Comparison of MAXIMUS VII GENE, Z9NR-D12
80 specifications	A ASUS MAXIMUS VII GENE View product	B ASUS Z9NR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) SSI EEB Model Z9NR-D12 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1356 (Socket B2)
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E5-2400
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4, 6, 8, 10
Supported QPIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.4,7.2,8 GT/s
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Hexa-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2666,2800,2933,3000 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	384 GB
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
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
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	1
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	1
Chassis intrusion 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
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	8	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
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	5
IPMI LAN (RJ-45) portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
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	SSI EEB
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Z97	Intel® C602
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC(Class B)
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
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	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	1	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
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 90%
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	304.8 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	330.2 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Supported DIMM module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB
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 LRDIMM module capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8GB, 16GB, 32GB
Supported LRDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333 MHz
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	2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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	5.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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