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ASUS Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) vs MSI H61M-P31 (G3)

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 8identical
  • 61known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H61M-P31 (G3) 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-P31 (G3) (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-P31 (G3) (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-P31 (G3). 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-P31 (G3).

  • Processor socket
    • Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):LGA 2011 (Socket R)
    • H61M-P31 (G3):LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):1066,1333,1600 MHz
    • H61M-P31 (G3):1066,1333 MHz
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
    • H61M-P31 (G3):SATA II
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):1
    • H61M-P31 (G3):2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):2
    • H61M-P31 (G3):0
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):6
    • H61M-P31 (G3):4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):2
    • H61M-P31 (G3):6
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • Z9PH-D16/IKVM motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):2
    • H61M-P31 (G3):1

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Comparison of Z9PH-D16/IKVM, H61M-P31 (G3)
84 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 2011 (Socket R)LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for oneE5-2600Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one4, 6, 8Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported QPIKnown for one6.4,7.2,8 GT/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Memory slots typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one512 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSerial Attached SCSI (SAS)SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1759 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNot supported
DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10.1
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one16 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneAspeed AST2300Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers20
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers64
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Parallel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers26
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers02
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111E
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component forDiffersServerPC
Motherboard form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcemicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® C602Intel® H61
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC887
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceATX
CertificationKnown for oneFCC, CFR47 15, Class B, CE, EN55022 & EN55024Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express slots versionDiffers3.02.0, 3.0
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers172.7 mm173 mm
DepthDiffers424.2 mm226 mm
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Supported UDIMM clock speedsKnown for one1066,1333 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for one2GB, 4GB, 8GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported RDIMM clock speedsKnown for one1066,1333,1600 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported RDIMM module capacityKnown for one16GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one16Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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