Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 (rev. 4.0)

24specifications compared
14differ
10identical
63known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Intel
- GA-990FXA-UD3 (rev. 4.0):AMD
Memory channels
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Octa-channel
- GA-990FXA-UD3 (rev. 4.0):Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speeds
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
- GA-990FXA-UD3 (rev. 4.0):1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:256 GB
- GA-990FXA-UD3 (rev. 4.0):32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- GA-990FXA-UD3 (rev. 4.0):SATA III
RAID levels
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
- GA-990FXA-UD3 (rev. 4.0):0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:1
- GA-990FXA-UD3 (rev. 4.0):3
Number of SATA III connectors
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
- GA-990FXA-UD3 (rev. 4.0):6

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Comparison of Z9PA-D8C, GA-990FXA-UD3 (rev. 4.0)
87 specifications	A ASUS Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX Model Z9PA-D8C View product	B GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 (rev. 4.0)View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Athlon II
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.2 GT/s
Processor socketKnown for one	LGA 2011 (Socket R)	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Processor thermal power (max)Known for one	135 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
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 channelsDiffers	Octa-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	256 GB	32 GB
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way CrossFireX
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Aspeed AST1300	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	6
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
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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 interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82574L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889
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
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® C602	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	4
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
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	254 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	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	8GB, 16GB, 32GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported LRDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported RDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported RDIMM module capacityKnown for one	2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB	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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