Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs ASUS Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX

43specifications compared
22differ
21identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX has 160 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (192 GB vs 32 GB). The ASUS P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX (3 vs 1). The ASUS P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 4 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX (6 vs 2). Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the ASUS P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, LGA 1356 (Socket B2) on the ASUS Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX. Intel Xeon series: E3-1200 on the ASUS P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, E5-2400 on the ASUS Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX.

Processor socket
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX:LGA 1356 (Socket B2)
Intel Xeon series
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:E3-1200
- Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX:E5-2400
Maximum internal memory
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:32 GB
- Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX:192 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA III
- Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
On-board graphics card model
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Aspeed AST2050
- Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX:Aspeed AST2300
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
- Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
- Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:5
- Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX:1

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Comparison of P8B-MX, Z9NA-D6
66 specifications	A ASUS P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model P8B-MX View product	B ASUS Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX Model Z9NA-D6 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1356 (Socket B2)
Intel Xeon seriesDiffers	E3-1200	E5-2400
Supported QPIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.4,7.2,8 GT/s
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one	2, 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speeds	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	192 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
On-board graphics card memory	16 MB	16 MB
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Aspeed AST2050	Aspeed AST2300
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	5	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Serial port headers	1	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Microphone inKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Intel® 82574L	Intel® 82574L
Wi-Fi	No	No
Features3 differ
Component for	Server	Server
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C202	Intel® C602
CertificationDiffers	FCC, CFR47 15, B, CE, EN55022, EN55024	FCC, CE, C-TICK
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x8 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x8, 1x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI 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	243.8 mm	304.8 mm
DepthDiffers	243.8 mm	251.5 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	SATA	SATA, USB-SATA
User guide	Yes	Yes
Other features4 differ
Supported DIMM module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16GB, 2GB, 32GB, 4GB, 8GB
Supported UDIMM clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	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	16GB, 32GB, 8GB
Supported LRDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum LRDIMM memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	192 GB
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 slotsDiffers	4	6
Number of processors supportedDiffers	1	2
PCI Express slots quantityDiffers	3	5
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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