Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs ASUS Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R)

34specifications compared
17differ
17identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) (3 vs 1). The ASUS P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 4 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) (6 vs 2). The ASUS P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) (5 vs 4). 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 Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R). Intel Xeon series: E3-1200 on the ASUS P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, E5-2600 on the ASUS Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R).

Processor socket
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Intel Xeon series
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:E3-1200
- Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):E5-2600
Processor number of cores supported
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2, 4
- Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):4, 6, 8
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA III
- Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
On-board graphics card model
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Aspeed AST2050
- Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):Aspeed AST2300
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
- Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):1
Number of SATA III connectors
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
- Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:5
- Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):4

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Comparison of P8B-MX, Z9PH-D16/QDR
64 specifications	A ASUS P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model P8B-MX View product	B ASUS Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Model Z9PH-D16/QDR 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, 6, 8
Supported QPIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.4,7.2,8 GT/s
Memoryidentical
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speeds	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory	32 GB	32 GB
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	5	4
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
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
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Microphone inKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82574L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component for	Server	Server
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	micro ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C202	Intel® C602
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CFR47 15, B, CE, EN55022, EN55024	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x8 slotsDiffers	1	0
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x8, 1x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	243.8 mm	172.7 mm
DepthDiffers	243.8 mm	424.2 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guide	Yes	Yes
Other features3 differ
Supported UDIMM clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsDiffers	4	16
Number of processors supportedDiffers	1	2
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
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
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 90%

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