Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z9PA-D8 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-AM1M-S2H motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX

16specifications compared
9differ
7identical
59known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Z9PA-D8 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Intel
- GA-AM1M-S2H motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- Z9PA-D8 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
- GA-AM1M-S2H motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:Socket AM1
Supported memory clock speeds
- Z9PA-D8 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
- GA-AM1M-S2H motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- Z9PA-D8 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:256 GB
- GA-AM1M-S2H motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z9PA-D8 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- GA-AM1M-S2H motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:SATA III
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Z9PA-D8 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
- GA-AM1M-S2H motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- Z9PA-D8 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:1
- GA-AM1M-S2H motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:2
Component for
- Z9PA-D8 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Server
- GA-AM1M-S2H motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:PC

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Comparison of Z9PA-D8, GA-AM1M-S2H
75 specifications	A ASUS Z9PA-D8 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX Model Z9PA-D8 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-AM1M-S2H motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX Model GA-AM1M-S2H View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011 (Socket R)	Socket AM1
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Athlon, AMD Sempron
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	E5-2600	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported QPIKnown for one	6.4,7.2,8 GT/s	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	1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	256 GB	32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000 MB
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels
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/Oidentical
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	0
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	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
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headers	1	1
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
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 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 quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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
Features2 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
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
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 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
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	226 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
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
Other featuresidentical
Supported UDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	1066,1333,1600 MHz	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
Supported LRDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	1066,1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported RDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	1066,1333,1600 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported RDIMM module capacityKnown for one	16GB, 2GB, 32GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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