Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

25specifications compared
15differ
10identical
83known 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-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (256 GB vs 32 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 6 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX (8 vs 2). The ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX has 4 more SATA II connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (4 vs 0). Processor socket: LGA 2011 (Socket R) on the ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX, LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX. Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz on the ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX, 1333,1600,3000 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX.

Processor socket
- Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
- GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported memory clock speeds
- Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
- GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1333,1600,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:256 GB
- GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
Parallel processing technology support
- Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Not supported
- GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
Number of SATA III connectors
- Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
- GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:8
Number of SATA II connectors
- Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:4
- GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:0
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:8
- GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:5

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Comparison of Z9PA-D8/iKVM, GA-Z87X-UD3H
108 specifications	A ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX Model Z9PA-D8/iKVM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model GA-Z87X-UD3H View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011 (Socket R)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	E5-2600	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one	2, 4, 6, 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported QPIKnown for one	6.4,7.2,8 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor thermal power (max)Known for one	135 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 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	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	1333,1600,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	256 GB	32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA, SATA II, SATA III
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Aspeed AST2300	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	8
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	5
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headers	1	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4a
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-Fi	No	No
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82574L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C602	Intel® Z87
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC898
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	CE, C-Tick, FCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x4, 1x8, 1x16
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	304.8 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	254 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port via internal headerKnown 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 UDIMM module capacityKnown for one	2GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported LRDIMM module capacityKnown for one	16GB, 32GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	2	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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