Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX vs MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

28specifications compared
18differ
10identical
50known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX has 240 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (256 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (2 vs 0). The ASUS Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX has 4 more chassis fan connectors than the MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (6 vs 2). Only the ASUS Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX has on-board graphics card. Processor socket: LGA 2011 (Socket R) on the ASUS Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Processor socket
- Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Supported memory clock speeds
- Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:256 GB
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
On-board graphics card
- Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Yes
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:No
Number of SATA III connectors
- Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:6
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6

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Comparison of Z9PA-U8, H61M-P31/W8
78 specifications	A ASUS Z9PA-U8 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX Model Z9PA-U8 View product	B MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-P31/W8 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	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
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	256 GB	16 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	SATA II
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	1759 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.1
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/O2 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	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
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	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
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	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Features3 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C602	Intel® H61
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	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express slots version	2.0, 3.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	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	226 mm
DepthDiffers	243.8 mm	173 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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