Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) vs MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

26specifications compared
15differ
11identical
59known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) (2 vs 1). The ASUS Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) has 2 more SATA II connectors than the MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (6 vs 4). The MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) (4 vs 2). Processor socket: LGA 2011 (Socket R) on the ASUS Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R), LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX. Supported storage drive interfaces: Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) on the ASUS Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R), SATA II, SATA III on the MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Processor socket
- Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):LGA 2011 (Socket R)
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):1
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):6
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):2
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):0
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):2
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):0
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1

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Comparison of Z9PH-D16/QDR, Z77A-G41
85 specifications	A ASUS Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Model Z9PH-D16/QDR View product	B MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model Z77A-G41 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011 (Socket R)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®, 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
Supported memory types	DDR3-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	DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2200,2400,2666,2800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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, SATA III
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
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/O2 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	1
Number of SATA III connectors	2	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
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 connectors	4	4
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Features2 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C602	Intel Z77
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
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	OC Genie II
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x4, 1x16, 2x1
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	172.7 mm	216 mm
DepthDiffers	424.2 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Z77
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
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 LRDIMM module capacityKnown for one	16GB, 32GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported LRDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	1066,1333 MHz	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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