Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) vs MSI 870-C45 FX V2

35specifications compared
23differ
12identical
53known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) has 504 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI 870-C45 FX V2 (512 GB vs 8 GB). The ASUS Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) has 2 more SATA III connectors than the MSI 870-C45 FX V2 (2 vs 0). The MSI 870-C45 FX V2 has 2 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) (6 vs 4). Only the ASUS Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) has on-board graphics card. Only the MSI 870-C45 FX V2 has microphone in.

Processor manufacturer
- Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):Intel
- 870-C45 FX V2:AMD
Processor socket
- Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):LGA 2011 (Socket R)
- 870-C45 FX V2:Socket AM3+
Memory channels
- Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):Quad-channel
- 870-C45 FX V2:Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speeds
- Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):1066,1333,1600 MHz
- 870-C45 FX V2:800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):512 GB
- 870-C45 FX V2:8 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):SATA, SATA II, SATA III
- 870-C45 FX V2:SATA II
On-board graphics card
- Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):Yes
- 870-C45 FX V2:No
Number of SATA III connectors
- Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):2
- 870-C45 FX V2:0

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Comparison of Z9PE-D16, 870-C45 FX V2
88 specifications	A ASUS Z9PE-D16 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Model Z9PE-D16 View product	B MSI 870-C45 FX V2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011 (Socket R)	Socket AM3+
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	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.2 GT/s
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory channelsDiffers	Quad-channel	Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	512 GB	8 GB
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one	512 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA II, SATA III	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
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	3	3
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	8	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) 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
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 ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers	0	1
Microphone inDiffers	No	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C602	AMD 770
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	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD SB710
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
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	0	3
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	6	1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	0	2
PCI-X slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	190 mm
DepthDiffers	330 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA, USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 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 quantityKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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