Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX vs MSI B75A-G41 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

31specifications compared
16differ
15identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX has 224 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI B75A-G41 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (256 GB vs 32 GB). The ASUS Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX has 1 more SATA III connectors than the MSI B75A-G41 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (2 vs 1). The MSI B75A-G41 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 1 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX (5 vs 4). Only the ASUS Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX has on-board graphics card. Processor socket: LGA 2011 (Socket R) on the ASUS Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI B75A-G41 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Processor socket
- Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
- B75A-G41 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Maximum internal memory
- Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:256 GB
- B75A-G41 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
- B75A-G41 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
On-board graphics card
- Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Yes
- B75A-G41 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:No
Number of SATA III connectors
- Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
- B75A-G41 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
Number of SATA II connectors
- Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:4
- B75A-G41 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:5
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:6
- B75A-G41 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
- B75A-G41 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4

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Comparison of Z9PA-U8/iKVM, B75A-G41
76 specifications	A ASUS Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX Model Z9PA-U8/iKVM View product	B MSI B75A-G41 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model B75A-G41 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011 (Socket R)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron® G, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	E5-1600, E5-2600	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one	4, 6	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	4
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2200,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	256 GB	32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
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/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
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	1
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	5
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
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	6	4
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headers	1	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 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 quantity	1	1
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
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
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82574L	Realtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C602	Intel B75
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
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CFR47 15, Class B, CE, EN55022 & EN55024	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slots	2	2
PCI Express slots version	2.0, 3.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	304.8 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	243.8 mm	216 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
Operating 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 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for one	2GB, 4GB, 8GB	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, 4GB, 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	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	7	Unknown — not stated by the source

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