Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX vs ASUS Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB

47specifications compared
16differ
31identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB has 192 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX (384 GB vs 192 GB). The ASUS Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX (3 vs 1). The ASUS Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB has 7 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX (8 vs 1). Processor socket: LGA 1356 (Socket B2) on the ASUS Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX, LGA 2011 (Socket R) on the ASUS Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB. Intel Xeon series: E5-2400 on the ASUS Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX, E5-2600 on the ASUS Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB.

Processor socket
- Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX:LGA 1356 (Socket B2)
- Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Intel Xeon series
- Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX:E5-2400
- Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:E5-2600
Maximum internal memory
- Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX:192 GB
- Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:384 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX:1
- Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:3
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX:1
- Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX:4
- Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:2
Serial ports quantity
- Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX:1
- Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:0
Motherboard form factor
- Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX:ATX
- Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:SSI EEB

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Comparison of Z9NA-D6, Z9PR-D12
80 specifications	A ASUS Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX Model Z9NA-D6 View product	B ASUS Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB Model Z9PR-D12 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1356 (Socket B2)	LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Intel Xeon seriesDiffers	E5-2400	E5-2600
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4, 8
Supported QPI	6.4,7.2,8 GT/s	6.4,7.2,8 GT/s
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Quad-channel
Supported memory clock speeds	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	192 GB	384 GB
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	384 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
On-board graphics card memory	16 MB	16 MB
On-board graphics card model	Aspeed AST2300	Aspeed AST2300
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	3
Number of SATA III connectors	2	2
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	8
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	0
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Serial port headers	1	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
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	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-Fi	No	No
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82574L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component for	Server	Server
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	SSI EEB
Motherboard chipset	Intel® C602	Intel® C602
CertificationDiffers	FCC, CE, C-TICK	FCC, CFR47 15, B, CE, EN55022, EN55024
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PCI Express x8 slotsDiffers	3	6
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x8, 1x16
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0, 3.0	3.0
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PCI-X slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	304.8 mm	304.8 mm
DepthDiffers	251.5 mm	330.2 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	SATA, USB-SATA	SATA, USB
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Supported UDIMM clock speeds	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Supported UDIMM module capacity	2GB, 4GB, 8GB	2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Supported RDIMM clock speeds	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported RDIMM module capacity	16GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB	16GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Number of DIMM slotsDiffers	6	12
Number of processors supported	2	2
PCI Express slots quantityDiffers	5	7
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported DIMM module capacitiesKnown for one	16GB, 2GB, 32GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported LRDIMM module capacityKnown for one	16GB, 32GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported LRDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	1066,1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum LRDIMM memoryKnown for one	192 GB	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
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source

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