Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8H61-I LX (B3) vs ASUS Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R)

31specifications compared
19differ
12identical
71known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) has 496 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P8H61-I LX (B3) (512 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P8H61-I LX (B3) (3 vs 2). The ASUS Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) has 7 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS P8H61-I LX (B3) (8 vs 1). Only the ASUS P8H61-I LX (B3) has microphone in. Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the ASUS P8H61-I LX (B3), LGA 2011 (Socket R) on the ASUS Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R).

Processor socket
- P8H61-I LX (B3):LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Memory channels
- P8H61-I LX (B3):Dual-channel
- Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):Quad-channel
Supported memory clock speeds
- P8H61-I LX (B3):1066,1333 MHz
- Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- P8H61-I LX (B3):16 GB
- Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):512 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8H61-I LX (B3):SATA II
- Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):SATA, SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8H61-I LX (B3):2
- Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):3
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P8H61-I LX (B3):1
- Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8H61-I LX (B3):4
- Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):2

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Comparison of P8H61-I LX (B3), Z9PE-D16
102 specifications	A ASUS P8H61-I LX (B3)View product	B ASUS Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Model Z9PE-D16 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4, 8
Supported QPIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.4,7.2 GT/s
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Quad-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	512 GB
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA, SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
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
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1748 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	8
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	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 ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	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	1	4
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	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 inDiffers	Yes	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 quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® C602
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	US (FCC, CFR47 15 A), Europe (CE, EN55022 / EN55024), Australia (C-TICK)
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	mini ITX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	VIA VT1708S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	GPU Boost	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	6
PCI Express configurations	1x16	1x16
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 90%
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	330 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	SATA	SATA, USB
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	Antivirus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS Utilities ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Supported UDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333,1600 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 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express slots quantityDiffers	1	6
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel H61(B3)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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