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ASUS P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs ASUS Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R)

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  • 16specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 4identical
  • 54known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 11 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) (12 vs 1). The ASUS P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) (4 vs 2). The ASUS Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) has 2 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (4 vs 2). Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the ASUS P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, LGA 2011 (Socket R) on the ASUS Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA on the ASUS P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) on the ASUS Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R).

  • Processor socket
    • P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
    • Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):LGA 2011 (Socket R)
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:SATA
    • Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:12
    • Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
    • Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
    • Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:12
    • Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
    • Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):0
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
    • Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):2

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70 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1155 (Socket H2)LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceE5-2600
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4, 6, 8
Supported QPIKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6.4,7.2,8 GT/s
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4Unknown — 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
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATASerial Attached SCSI (SAS)
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
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
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supportedUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers121
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers42
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers24
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — 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
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers122
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers40
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
PS/2 ports quantity00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
BluetoothKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component forDiffersPCServer
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel Z68Intel® C602
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFCC, CFR47 15, Class B, CE, EN55022 & EN55024
Motherboard form factorKnown for oneATXUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for oneATXUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.0
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
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%
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm172.7 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm424.2 mm
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other featuresidentical
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 source16
Number of processors supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source

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