Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) vs MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

24specifications compared
16differ
8identical
46known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) (2 vs 1). The ASUS Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) has 2 more SATA III connectors than the MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (2 vs 0). The ASUS Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) has 2 more SATA II connectors than the MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (6 vs 4). Only the MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has Wi-Fi. Processor socket: LGA 2011 (Socket R) on the ASUS Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R), LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

Processor socket
- Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):LGA 2011 (Socket R)
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Supported memory types
- Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):DDR3-SDRAM
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:DDR2-SDRAM, DDR3-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speeds
- Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):1066,1333,1600 MHz
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:667,800,1066,1333 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:SATA II
USB 2.0 connectors
- Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):1
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):2
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
Number of SATA II connectors
- Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):6
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):4
- G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of Z9PH-D16/IKVM, G41M-P43
70 specifications	A ASUS Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Model Z9PH-D16/IKVM View product	B MSI G41M-P43 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41M-P43 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011 (Socket R)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™2 Quad
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	E5-2600	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one	4, 6, 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported QPIKnown for one	6.4,7.2,8 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR2-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	SO-DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	667,800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one	512 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
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/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	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 connectorsDiffers	6	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)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	4	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Features2 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C602	Intel® G41
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC662
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.1 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 slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	172.7 mm	198 mm
DepthDiffers	424.2 mm	244 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
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	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	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source

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