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ASUS Z10PE-D16 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 SSI EEB vs MSI Z97 GAMING 9 ACK

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  • 25specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 10identical
  • 55known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • Z10PE-D16 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 SSI EEB:LGA 2011-v3
    • Z97 GAMING 9 ACK:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
  • Supported memory types
    • Z10PE-D16 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 SSI EEB:DDR4-SDRAM
    • Z97 GAMING 9 ACK:DDR3-SDRAM
  • Memory channels
    • Z10PE-D16 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 SSI EEB:Quad-channel
    • Z97 GAMING 9 ACK:Dual-channel
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • Z10PE-D16 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 SSI EEB:1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
    • Z97 GAMING 9 ACK:1066,1333,1600 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • Z10PE-D16 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 SSI EEB:1 TB
    • Z97 GAMING 9 ACK:32 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • Z10PE-D16 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 SSI EEB:SATA III
    • Z97 GAMING 9 ACK:SATA
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • Z10PE-D16 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 SSI EEB:1
    • Z97 GAMING 9 ACK:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • Z10PE-D16 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 SSI EEB:1, 2
    • Z97 GAMING 9 ACK:8

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80 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 2011-v3LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for oneE5-2600Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 18Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR4-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Memory channelsDiffersQuad-channelDual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers1 TB32 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Memory slots typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDIMM
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNon-ECC
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA
RAID supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
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
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4096 x 2304 pixels
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one10Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one9Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorYesYes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers1, 28
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers31
IPMI LAN (RJ-45) portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI 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 source6
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® I350-AM2Bigfoot Killer E2205
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.1
Features3 differ
Component forDiffersWorkstationPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersSSI EEBExtended ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® C612Intel® Z97
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC1150
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one0Unknown — 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) slots33
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
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
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84733020Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers330.2 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Supported LRDIMM module capacityKnown for one32GB, 64GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported LRDIMM clock speedsKnown for one1333,1600,1866,2133 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum LRDIMM memoryKnown for one1 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported RDIMM clock speedsKnown for one1333,1600,1866,2133 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported RDIMM module capacityKnown for one16GB, 32GB, 4GB, 8GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one16Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUEFI

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