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ASUS P8H61-M LX3 R2.0 vs ASUS Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 12identical
  • 59known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS P8H61-M LX3 R2.0 (2 vs 0). The ASUS Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX has 4 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS P8H61-M LX3 R2.0 (4 vs 0). The ASUS Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX has 5 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS P8H61-M LX3 R2.0 (6 vs 1). Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the ASUS P8H61-M LX3 R2.0, LGA 2011 (Socket R) on the ASUS Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX. Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz on the ASUS P8H61-M LX3 R2.0, 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the ASUS Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX.

  • Processor socket
    • P8H61-M LX3 R2.0:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
    • Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • P8H61-M LX3 R2.0:SATA
    • Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • P8H61-M LX3 R2.0:0
    • Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • P8H61-M LX3 R2.0:0
    • Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:4
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P8H61-M LX3 R2.0:1
    • Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P8H61-M LX3 R2.0:4
    • Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • P8H61-M LX3 R2.0:0
    • Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P8H61-M LX3 R2.0:1
    • Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2

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Comparison of P8H61-M LX3 R2.0, Z9PA-U8
87 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1155 (Socket H2)LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported processor socketsKnown for oneLGA 1155 (Socket H2)Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceE5-1600, E5-2600
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4, 6
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channelUnknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATASerial Attached SCSI (SAS)
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supportedUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one2048 x 1536 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 MB
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAspeed AST2300
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers02
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers04
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers16
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers02
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® 82574L
Features3 differ
Component forDiffersPCServer
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H61Intel® C602
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for oneATXUnknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFCC, CFR47 15, Class B, CE, EN55022 & EN55024
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneEFI AMIUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm304.8 mm
DepthDiffers183 mm243.8 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported UDIMM clock speedsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1066,1333 MHz
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Supported RDIMM clock speedsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported RDIMM module capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 90%

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