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ASUS P9X79-E WS vs ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX

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  • 13differ
  • 12identical
  • 44known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX has 192 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P9X79-E WS (256 GB vs 64 GB). The ASUS P9X79-E WS has 4 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX (6 vs 2). The ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX has 4 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS P9X79-E WS (8 vs 4). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz on the ASUS P9X79-E WS, 1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz on the ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX. Parallel processing technology support: 4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI on the ASUS P9X79-E WS, Not supported on the ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX.

  • Maximum internal memory
    • P9X79-E WS:64 GB
    • Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:256 GB
  • Parallel processing technology support
    • P9X79-E WS:4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI
    • Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Not supported
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • P9X79-E WS:6
    • Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P9X79-E WS:4
    • Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P9X79-E WS:10
    • Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • P9X79-E WS:0
    • Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:1
  • LAN controller
    • P9X79-E WS:Intel I210
    • Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Intel® 82574L
  • Component for
    • P9X79-E WS:PC
    • Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Server

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Comparison of P9X79-E WS, Z9PA-D8/iKVM
69 specifications
Processoridentical
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceE5-2600
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2, 4, 6, 8
Supported QPIKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6.4,7.2,8 GT/s
Processor thermal power (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source135 W
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Core™ i7Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB256 GB
Memory channelsKnown for oneQuad-channelUnknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA II, SATA III
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLINot supported
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/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers62
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers48
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers102
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersIntel I210Intel® 82574L
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component forDiffersPCServer
Motherboard form factorDiffersSSI CEBATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel X79Intel® C602
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE, C-Tick, FCC
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers72
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
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 90%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers266.7 mm254 mm
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Supported DIMM module capacitiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16GB, 2GB, 32GB, 4GB, 8GB
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
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8
Number of processors supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMIUnknown — 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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