Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-AM1M-S2H motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX

23specifications compared
14differ
9identical
57known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Intel
- GA-AM1M-S2H motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
- GA-AM1M-S2H motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:Socket AM1
Memory channels
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Octa-channel
- GA-AM1M-S2H motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speeds
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 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-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:256 GB
- GA-AM1M-S2H motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- GA-AM1M-S2H motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:1
- GA-AM1M-S2H motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:3
Number of SATA II connectors
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:4
- GA-AM1M-S2H motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:0

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Comparison of Z9PA-D8C, GA-AM1M-S2H
80 specifications	A ASUS Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX Model Z9PA-D8C 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
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
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Athlon, AMD Sempron
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory channelsDiffers	Octa-channel	Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	256 GB	32 GB
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 voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
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
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
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
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	3
Number of SATA III connectors	2	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	0
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
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
Serial port headers	1	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) 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
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82574L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® C602	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 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
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
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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	254 mm	170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
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
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

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