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ASUS P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT vs ASUS Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R)

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  • 24specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 8identical
  • 61known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) (4 vs 2). The ASUS Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) has 2 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT (6 vs 4). The ASUS Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT (4 vs 3). Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the ASUS P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT, LGA 2011 (Socket R) on the ASUS Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II, SATA III on the ASUS P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) on the ASUS Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R).

  • Processor socket
    • P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
    • Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):LGA 2011 (Socket R)
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT:SATA II, SATA III
    • Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT:4
    • Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):2
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT:4
    • Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):6
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT:3
    • Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT:0
    • Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT:4
    • Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):0
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT:1
    • Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):2

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Comparison of P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT, Z9PH-D16/QDR
85 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1155 (Socket H2)LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
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
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISerial Attached SCSI (SAS)
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one3-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix Virtu, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLIUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardYesYes
Maximum resolutionKnown for one2560 x 1600 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 2.0 connectors11
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers42
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers46
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known 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 connectorsDiffers34
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers02
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers40
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers10
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® 82579VUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component forDiffersPCServer
Motherboard form factorKnown for oneATXUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel Z77Intel® C602
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC892Unknown — 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
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers31
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.0
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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm172.7 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm424.2 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for oneIntel Z77Unknown — not stated by the source
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 LRDIMM module capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16GB, 32GB, 8GB
Supported LRDIMM clock speedsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1066,1333 MHz
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
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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