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ASUS Z10PA-U8/10G-2S Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX vs MSI A78M-E45 V2

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  • 20differ
  • 10identical
  • 49known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z10PA-U8/10G-2S Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX has 448 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI A78M-E45 V2 (512 GB vs 64 GB). The MSI A78M-E45 V2 has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Z10PA-U8/10G-2S Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX (2 vs 1). The MSI A78M-E45 V2 has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the ASUS Z10PA-U8/10G-2S Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX (4 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS Z10PA-U8/10G-2S Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX, AMD on the MSI A78M-E45 V2. Processor socket: LGA 2011-v3 on the ASUS Z10PA-U8/10G-2S Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX, Socket FM2+ on the MSI A78M-E45 V2.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Z10PA-U8/10G-2S Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:Intel
    • A78M-E45 V2:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • Z10PA-U8/10G-2S Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:LGA 2011-v3
    • A78M-E45 V2:Socket FM2+
  • Supported memory types
    • Z10PA-U8/10G-2S Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:DDR4-SDRAM
    • A78M-E45 V2:DDR3-SDRAM
  • Memory channels
    • Z10PA-U8/10G-2S Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:Quad-channel
    • A78M-E45 V2:Dual-channel
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • Z10PA-U8/10G-2S Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
    • A78M-E45 V2:1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • Z10PA-U8/10G-2S Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:512 GB
    • A78M-E45 V2:64 GB
  • RAID levels
    • Z10PA-U8/10G-2S Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
    • A78M-E45 V2:0, 1, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • Z10PA-U8/10G-2S Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:1
    • A78M-E45 V2:2

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Comparison of Z10PA-U8/10G-2S, A78M-E45 V2
79 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 2011-v3Socket FM2+
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD A
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one4, 6, 8Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR4-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Memory slots typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDIMM
Memory channelsDiffersQuad-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers512 GB64 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 10
RAID supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4096 x 2160 pixels
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 AST2400Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
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 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers31
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
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers10 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel I210Realtek RTL8111G
Features3 differ
Component forDiffersServerPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® C612AMD A78
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceATX
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers01
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
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
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm243 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm243 mm
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Supported DIMM module capacitiesKnown for one4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one8Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Integrated BMC with IPMIKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84733020Unknown — not stated by the source

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