Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) vs MSI H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

26specifications compared
16differ
10identical
71known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) 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 H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) 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 H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (6 vs 4). Processor socket: LGA 2011 (Socket R) on the ASUS Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R), LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the ASUS Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R), 1066,1333 MHz on the MSI H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Processor socket
- Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):LGA 2011 (Socket R)
- H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Supported memory clock speeds
- Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):1066,1333,1600 MHz
- H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
- H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
USB 2.0 connectors
- Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):1
- H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):2
- H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
Number of SATA II connectors
- Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):6
- H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):4
- H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):2
- H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6

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Comparison of Z9PH-D16/IKVM, H61M-P20
97 specifications	A ASUS Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Model Z9PH-D16/IKVM View product	B MSI H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-P20 View product
Processor1 differ
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®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GT/s
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
Memory1 differ
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
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
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
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
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD Graphics
OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.1
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
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	4	2
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
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	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8105E
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
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® 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
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
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 configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	0	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
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	172.7 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	424.2 mm	173 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel H61 (B3)
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
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

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