Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs ASUS Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX

28specifications compared
16differ
12identical
64known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX has 224 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (256 GB vs 32 GB). The ASUS P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX (3 vs 2). The ASUS Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX has 4 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (6 vs 2). Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the ASUS P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, LGA 2011 (Socket R) on the ASUS Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX. Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2200 MHz on the ASUS P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the ASUS Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX.

Processor socket
- P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Maximum internal memory
- P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:32 GB
- Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:256 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
- Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:1

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Comparison of P8Q77-M2, Z9PA-U8
92 specifications	A ASUS P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model P8Q77-M2 View product	B ASUS Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX Model Z9PA-U8 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 2011 (Socket R)
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
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E5-1600, E5-2600
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4, 6
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2200 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	256 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1748 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	1920 x 1200 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	11	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectors	2	2
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
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
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	6
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82579	Intel® 82574L
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features3 differ
Component forDiffers	PC	Server
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Q77 Express	Intel® C602
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	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
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CFR47 15, Class B, CE, EN55022 & EN55024
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x4, 1x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots version	2.0, 3.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	128 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel Q77	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityDiffers	2	7
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported UDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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 & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	304.8 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	243.8 mm

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