Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z9PA-D8 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX vs MSI H81M-E32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

20specifications compared
8differ
12identical
50known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- Z9PA-D8 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
- H81M-E32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported memory clock speeds
- Z9PA-D8 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
- H81M-E32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- Z9PA-D8 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:256 GB
- H81M-E32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:16 GB
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Z9PA-D8 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
- H81M-E32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- Z9PA-D8 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:1
- H81M-E32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Component for
- Z9PA-D8 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Server
- H81M-E32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:PC
Motherboard form factor
- Z9PA-D8 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:ATX
- H81M-E32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:micro ATX
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slots
- Z9PA-D8 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:0
- H81M-E32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of Z9PA-D8, H81M-E32
70 specifications	A ASUS Z9PA-D8 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX Model Z9PA-D8 View product	B MSI H81M-E32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H81M-E32 View product
Processor1 differ
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®
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
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
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	256 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
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	1
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	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
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
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111G
Features2 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® H81
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
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	0	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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 3.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	243 mm
Graphicsidentical
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
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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