Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX vs MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

21specifications compared
13differ
8identical
57known 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 MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (256 GB vs 32 GB). The ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX has 2 more SATA II connectors than the MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX (4 vs 2). 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 MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX. Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz on the ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX, 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX.

Processor socket
- Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported memory clock speeds
- Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:256 GB
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:32 GB
Number of SATA II connectors
- Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:4
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:1
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:1
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of Z9PA-D8/iKVM, B85M-P33
78 specifications	A ASUS Z9PA-D8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX Model Z9PA-D8/iKVM View product	B MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model B85M-P33 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
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	2
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
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	256 GB	32 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1200 pixels
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
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/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA III connectors	2	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	2
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
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown 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
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82574L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C602	Intel® B85
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
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	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0, 3.0
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
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	304.8 mm	173 mm
DepthDiffers	254 mm	226 mm
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
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
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

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