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ASUS Z10PH-D16 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Half SSI vs MSI A78M-E45 V2

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  • 29specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 9identical
  • 54known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI A78M-E45 V2 has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Z10PH-D16 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Half SSI (2 vs 1). The ASUS Z10PH-D16 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Half SSI has 2 more chassis fan connectors than the MSI A78M-E45 V2 (4 vs 2). The MSI A78M-E45 V2 has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS Z10PH-D16 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Half SSI (2 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS Z10PH-D16 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Half SSI, AMD on the MSI A78M-E45 V2. Processor socket: LGA 2011-v3 on the ASUS Z10PH-D16 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Half SSI, Socket FM2+ on the MSI A78M-E45 V2.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Z10PH-D16 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Half SSI:Intel
    • A78M-E45 V2:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • Z10PH-D16 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Half SSI:LGA 2011-v3
    • A78M-E45 V2:Socket FM2+
  • Supported memory types
    • Z10PH-D16 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Half SSI:DDR4-SDRAM
    • A78M-E45 V2:DDR3-SDRAM
  • Maximum internal memory
    • Z10PH-D16 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Half SSI:1 TB
    • A78M-E45 V2:64 GB
  • RAID levels
    • Z10PH-D16 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Half SSI:0, 1, 5, 10
    • A78M-E45 V2:0, 1, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • Z10PH-D16 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Half SSI:1
    • A78M-E45 V2:2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • Z10PH-D16 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Half SSI:4
    • A78M-E45 V2:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • Z10PH-D16 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Half SSI:0
    • A78M-E45 V2:2

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Comparison of Z10PH-D16, A78M-E45 V2
83 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 2011-v3Socket FM2+
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD A
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for oneE5-2600Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported QPIKnown for one6.4,8,9.6 GT/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 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 channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers1 TB64 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
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/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
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
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers42
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers02
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 quantityDiffers02
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 typeDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® I210-ATRealtek RTL8111G
Features3 differ
Component forDiffersServerPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersHalf SSImicro 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) slotsDiffers01
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one0Unknown — 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
WidthDiffers458 mm243 mm
DepthDiffers174 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 LRDIMM module capacityKnown for one32GB, 64GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported RDIMM module capacityKnown for one4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GBUnknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one1.4 kgUnknown — 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
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — 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
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one2.24 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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