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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 4identical
  • 56known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX has 224 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX (256 GB vs 32 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX has 4 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX (6 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX has 4 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX (6 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX, AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX. Processor socket: LGA 2011 (Socket R) on the ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX, Socket AM3+ on the GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • LGA 2011 (Socket R)
    • Socket AM3+
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
    • 1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 256 GB
    • 32 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA III
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
    • 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 2
    • 6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 6

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ASUS

Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX

Model Z9PA-D8/iKVM

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GIGABYTE

GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX

Model GA-970A-DS3P

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 2011 (Socket R)Socket AM3+
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for oneE5-2600
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one2, 4, 6, 8
Supported QPIKnown for one6.4,7.2,8 GT/s
Processor thermal power (max)Known for one135 W
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneAMD Phenom II Dual-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II Quad-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II Triple-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6, AMD Phenom II X8
System bus rateKnown for one4.8 GT/s
Memory2 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers256 GB32 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA III
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one16 MB
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneAspeed AST2300
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers26
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one4
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one8
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one6
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers26
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® 82574L
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component forDiffersServerPC
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® C602AMD 970
CertificationKnown for oneCE, C-Tick, FCC
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneAMD
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for oneATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 8/7/Vista/XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one0
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one2
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 90%
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers304.8 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers254 mm225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Supported DIMM module capacitiesKnown for one16GB, 2GB, 32GB, 4GB, 8GB
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for one2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Supported LRDIMM module capacityKnown for one16GB, 32GB, 8GB
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one8
Number of processors supportedKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD

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