Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) vs MSI X79A-GD65 motherboard Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX

24specifications compared
16differ
8identical
63known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366):Socket B (LGA 1366)
- X79A-GD65 motherboard Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366):Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
- X79A-GD65 motherboard Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
Number of SATA II connectors
- Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366):6
- X79A-GD65 motherboard Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366):8
- X79A-GD65 motherboard Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366):2
- X79A-GD65 motherboard Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366):0
- X79A-GD65 motherboard Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366):2
- X79A-GD65 motherboard Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366):1
- X79A-GD65 motherboard Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:0

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Comparison of Z8PE-D12X/IKVM, X79A-GD65
87 specifications	A ASUS Z8PE-D12X/IKVM Intel® 5520 Socket B (LGA 1366) Model Z8PE-D12X/IKVM View product	B MSI X79A-GD65 motherboard Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX Model X79A-GD65 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i7
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	E5500, E5600, L5500, L5600, W5500, X5500, X5600	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one	2, 4, 6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported QPIKnown for one	4.8,5.86,6.4 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Quad-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1800,2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one	192 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3-Way SLI
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Aspeed AST2050	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	8	4
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82574L	Realtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® 5520	Intel X79
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Intel ICH10R	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CFR47 15, Class B, CE, EN55022 & EN55024, C-TICK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	4	5
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI-X slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	304.8 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	330.2 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
BIOS switch buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported UDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	800,1066,1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for one	1GB, 2GB, 4GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one	48 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported RDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	800,1066,1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported RDIMM module capacityKnown for one	16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	12	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733020	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASWM2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source

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