Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs ASUS Z9PE-D16/2L Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB

45specifications compared
27differ
18identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z9PE-D16/2L Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB has 480 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (512 GB vs 32 GB). The ASUS P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 4 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS Z9PE-D16/2L Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB (6 vs 2). The ASUS Z9PE-D16/2L Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB has 3 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (8 vs 5). Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the ASUS P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, LGA 2011 (Socket R) on the ASUS Z9PE-D16/2L Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB. Intel Xeon series: E3-1200 on the ASUS P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, E5-2600 on the ASUS Z9PE-D16/2L Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB.

Processor socket
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- Z9PE-D16/2L Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Intel Xeon series
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:E3-1200
- Z9PE-D16/2L Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:E5-2600
Processor number of cores supported
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2, 4
- Z9PE-D16/2L Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:4, 8
Supported memory clock speeds
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
- Z9PE-D16/2L Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:32 GB
- Z9PE-D16/2L Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:512 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA III
- Z9PE-D16/2L Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:SATA II, SATA III
On-board graphics card model
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Aspeed AST2050
- Z9PE-D16/2L Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:Aspeed AST2300
Number of SATA III connectors
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
- Z9PE-D16/2L Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:2

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Comparison of P8B-MX, Z9PE-D16/2L
76 specifications	A ASUS P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model P8B-MX View product	B ASUS Z9PE-D16/2L Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB Model Z9PE-D16/2L View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Intel Xeon seriesDiffers	E3-1200	E5-2600
Processor number of cores supportedDiffers	2, 4	4, 8
Supported QPIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.4,7.2,8 GT/s
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Quad-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	512 GB
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 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 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	5	8
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Parallel connector	No	No
Serial port headersDiffers	1	2
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
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) portsDiffers	2	3
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Microphone in	No	No
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-Fi	No	No
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82574L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component for	Server	Server
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	SSI EEB
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C202	Intel® C602
CertificationDiffers	FCC, CFR47 15, B, CE, EN55022, EN55024	FCC, CFR47 15, B, CE, EN55022, EN55024, C
Expansion slots5 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PCI Express x8 slotsDiffers	1	0
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	6
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x8, 1x16	1x16
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
PCI slotsDiffers	1	0
PCI-X slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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	330.2 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	SATA	SATA, USB
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features4 differ
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 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	16
Number of processors supportedDiffers	1	2
PCI Express slots quantityDiffers	3	6
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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