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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 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
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
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)
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one3-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix Virtu, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLIUnknown — not stated by the source
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 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
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 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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