Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) vs ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS

45specifications compared
18differ
27identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) has 448 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS (512 GB vs 64 GB). The ASUS Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS (3 vs 1). The ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS has 4 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) (6 vs 2). Only the ASUS Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) has TPM connector. Only the ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS has microphone in.

Maximum internal memory
- Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):512 GB
- Z9PE-D8 WS:64 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):3
- Z9PE-D8 WS:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):2
- Z9PE-D8 WS:6
Number of SATA II connectors
- Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):4
- Z9PE-D8 WS:8
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):8
- Z9PE-D8 WS:6
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):0
- Z9PE-D8 WS:2
TPM connector
- Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):Yes
- Z9PE-D8 WS:No
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):2
- Z9PE-D8 WS:6

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Comparison of Z9PE-D16, Z9PE-D8 WS
85 specifications	A ASUS Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Model Z9PE-D16 View product	B ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 2011 (Socket R)	LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one	4, 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported QPIKnown for one	6.4,7.2 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Xeon®
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Quad-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	512 GB	64 GB
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one	512 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA, SATA II, SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	4-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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/O6 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	8	6
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectors	2	2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	0	2
Parallel connector	No	No
Serial port headersKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorDiffers	Yes	No
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	2
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
DVI-I ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	0	1
Microphone inDiffers	No	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	0	0
Serial ports quantity	0	0
Modem (RJ-11) ports	0	0
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-Fi	No	No
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 82574L
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® C602	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	US (FCC, CFR47 15 A), Europe (CE, EN55022 / EN55024), Australia (C-TICK)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SSI EEB
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	0	0
PCI Express x4 slots	0	0
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	6	7
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots version	3.0	3.0
PCI slots	0	0
PCI-X slots	0	0
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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	305 mm	305 mm
Depth	330 mm	330 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	SATA, USB	SATA, Serial
Other features1 differ
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 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	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityDiffers	6	7
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
CF card connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0a
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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