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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX vs MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 14identical
  • 52known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX (3 vs 2). The MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt (2 vs 1). 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 Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt. Supported storage drive interfaces: Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) on the ASUS Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX, SATA II, SATA III on the MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt.

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 2011 (Socket R)
    • LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
    • SATA II, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 1
  • LAN controller
    • Intel® 82574L
    • Realtek RTL8111E
  • Component for
    • Server
    • PC
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® C602
    • Intel Z77

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ASUS

Z9PA-U8/iKVM Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX

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Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 2011 (Socket R)LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Celeron® G, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-2xxx, i3-3xxx, i5-2xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-2xxx, i7-3xxx
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for oneE5-1600, E5-2600
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one4, 6
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one256 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSerial Attached SCSI (SAS)SATA II, SATA III
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
DirectX versionKnown for one11
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one16 MB
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneAspeed AST2300
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one1
Number of SATA III connectors22
Number of SATA II connectors44
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
TPM connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one6
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® 82574LRealtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Features2 differ
Component forDiffersServerPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® C602Intel Z77
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC892
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for oneATX
CertificationKnown for oneFCC, CFR47 15, Class B, CE, EN55022 & EN55024
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one4
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers23
PCI Express slots version2.0, 3.02.0, 3.0
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one3
PCI slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers304.8 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers243.8 mm245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Supported UDIMM clock speedsKnown for one1066,1333 MHz
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for one2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Supported RDIMM clock speedsKnown for one1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported RDIMM module capacityKnown for one16GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one8
Number of processors supportedKnown for one1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one7
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 90%

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