Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Rampage IV GENE vs ASUS Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366)

25specifications compared
18differ
7identical
65known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- Rampage IV GENE:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
- Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366):Socket B (LGA 1366)
Supported memory clock speeds
- Rampage IV GENE:1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
- Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366):800,1066,1333 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Rampage IV GENE:SATA II, SATA III
- Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366):Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
On-board graphics card
- Rampage IV GENE:No
- Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366):Yes
Number of SATA II connectors
- Rampage IV GENE:3
- Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366):6
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Rampage IV GENE:3
- Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366):8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Rampage IV GENE:8
- Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366):2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Rampage IV GENE:2
- Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366):0

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Comparison of Rampage IV GENE, Z8PE-D12X/IKVM
90 specifications	A ASUS Rampage IV GENE View product	B ASUS Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) Model Z8PE-D12X/IKVM View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011 (Socket R)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Core™ i7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E5500, E5600, L5500, L5600, W5500, X5500, X5600
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2, 4, 6
Supported QPIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.8,5.86,6.4 GT/s
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Quad-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	192 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aspeed AST2050
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	3	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	8
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 82574L
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features2 differ
Component forDiffers	PC	Server
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	micro ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel X79	Intel® 5520
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	ROG Connect Extreme Engine Digi+ II Mem TweakIt ProbeIt TurboV EVO EPU	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel ICH10R
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CFR47 15, Class B, CE, EN55022 & EN55024, C-TICK
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsDiffers	1	0
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	4
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0
PCI-X slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	304.8 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	330.2 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareDiffers	AI Suite II ROG CPU-Z ROG GameFirst Utility Sound Blaster X-Fi MB2 Utility ROG Mem TweakIt Utility AI Charger+ WinZip USB 3.0 Boost Webstorage DAEMON Tools Pro Standard Kaspersky Anti-Virus 1-year license	ASWM2.0
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	ASmedia ASM1061	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel X79	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported UDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,1066,1333 MHz
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 GB
Supported RDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,1066,1333 MHz
Supported RDIMM module capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 90%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733020

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