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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) vs MSI Big Bang-XPower II

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 8identical
  • 62known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • Socket B (LGA 1366)
    • LGA 2011 (Socket R)
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
    • SATA II, SATA III
  • On-board graphics card
    • Yes
    • No
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 8
    • 5
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 0
    • 4
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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85 specifications
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ASUS

Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366)

Model Z8PE-D12X/IKVM

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MSI

Big Bang-XPower IIView product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket B (LGA 1366)LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Core™ i7
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for oneE5500, E5600, L5500, L5600, W5500, X5500, X5600
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one2, 4, 6
Supported QPIKnown for one4.8,5.86,6.4 GT/s
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one8
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneQuad-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers800,1066,1333 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one128 GB
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one192 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSerial Attached SCSI (SAS)SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI
On-board graphics cardDiffersYesNo
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one8 MB
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneAspeed AST2050
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one6
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers64
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one2
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers85
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers26
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers04
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports22
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® 82574LIntel® 82579V
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Features2 differ
Component forDiffersServerPC
Motherboard form factorKnown for oneXL-ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® 5520Intel X79
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC898
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for oneATX
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for oneIntel ICH10R
CertificationKnown for oneFCC, CFR47 15, Class B, CE, EN55022 & EN55024, C-TICK
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers47
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one0
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0
PCI-X slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers304.8 mm345 mm
DepthDiffers330.2 mm264 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
User guideKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASWM2.0
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneASMedia ASM 1061
Controller interface typeKnown for oneIntel X79
Supported UDIMM clock speedsKnown for one800,1066,1333 MHz
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for one1GB, 2GB, 4GB
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one48 GB
Supported RDIMM clock speedsKnown for one800,1066,1333 MHz
Supported RDIMM module capacityKnown for one16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one12
Number of processors supportedKnown for one2
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one6
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 90%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84733020

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