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 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
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
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Aspeed AST2050	Aspeed AST2300
Internal I/O3 differ
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
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial port headersDiffers	1	2
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 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
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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
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
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82574L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
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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