Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z9NR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) SSI EEB vs ASUS Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX

48specifications compared
20differ
28identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- Z9NR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) SSI EEB:LGA 1356 (Socket B2)
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Intel Xeon series
- Z9NR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) SSI EEB:E5-2400
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:E5-2600
Memory channels
- Z9NR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) SSI EEB:Hexa-channel
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Octa-channel
Supported memory clock speeds
- Z9NR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) SSI EEB:1066,1333,1600 MHz
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- Z9NR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) SSI EEB:384 GB
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:256 GB
On-board graphics card memory
- Z9NR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) SSI EEB:16 MB
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:64 MB
On-board graphics card model
- Z9NR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) SSI EEB:Aspeed AST2300
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Aspeed AST1300
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Z9NR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) SSI EEB:1
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:6

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Comparison of Z9NR-D12, Z9PA-D8C
63 specifications	A ASUS Z9NR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) SSI EEB Model Z9NR-D12 View product	B ASUS Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX Model Z9PA-D8C 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	4, 6, 8, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported QPI	6.4,7.2,8 GT/s	6.4,7.2,8 GT/s
Processor thermal power (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	135 W
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory channelsDiffers	Hexa-channel	Octa-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	384 GB	256 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics2 differ
On-board graphics card memoryDiffers	16 MB	64 MB
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Aspeed AST2300	Aspeed AST1300
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	1	1
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	6
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headers	1	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	2
IPMI LAN (RJ-45) portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controller	Intel® 82574L	Intel® 82574L
Wi-Fi	No	No
Features1 differ
Component for	Server	Server
Motherboard form factorDiffers	SSI EEB	ATX
Motherboard chipset	Intel® C602	Intel® C602
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC(Class B)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	0	1
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	4	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slots	0	0
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	1	2
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C	10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 90%	20 - 90%
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	304.8 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	330.2 mm	254 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	SATA	SATA
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features4 differ
Supported DIMM module capacitiesKnown for one	2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported UDIMM clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported UDIMM module capacity	2GB, 4GB, 8GB	2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Supported LRDIMM module capacity	8GB, 16GB, 32GB	8GB, 16GB, 32GB
Supported LRDIMM clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Supported RDIMM clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Supported RDIMM module capacity	2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB	2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB
Number of DIMM slotsDiffers	12	8
Number of processors supported	2	2

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