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ASUS P9D-M micro ATX vs ASUS Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 13identical
  • 72known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P9D-M micro ATX (3 vs 1). The ASUS Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS P9D-M micro ATX (6 vs 4). The ASUS P9D-M micro ATX has 2 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (2 vs 0). ECC сompatibility: ECC on the ASUS P9D-M micro ATX, Non-ECC on the ASUS Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX. Supported memory clock speeds: 1333,1600 MHz on the ASUS P9D-M micro ATX, 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the ASUS Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX.

  • ECC сompatibility
    • P9D-M micro ATX:ECC
    • Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Non-ECC
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • P9D-M micro ATX:1333,1600 MHz
    • Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • P9D-M micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
    • Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P9D-M micro ATX:1
    • Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:3
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • P9D-M micro ATX:4
    • Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • P9D-M micro ATX:2
    • Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P9D-M micro ATX:5
    • Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P9D-M micro ATX:2
    • Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4

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Comparison of P9D-M, Q87M-E
98 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor socketKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for oneE3-1200Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one6 GT/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Memory slots typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDIMM
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA, SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1792 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4096 x 2160 pixels
HDCPKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one32 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneAspeed AST2300Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers13
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers52
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Parallel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers1, 22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Features1 differ
Component forDiffersServerPC
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC887-VD
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePassive
Power source typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CertificationKnown for oneCE FCC(Class B)Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express configurationsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1x4, 1x16
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers244 mm224 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
User guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASWM EnterpriseUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Supported UDIMM clock speedsKnown for one1333,1600 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one32 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source

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