Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB vs MSI H61M-E23 (G3)

33specifications compared
19differ
14identical
61known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB has 368 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI H61M-E23 (G3) (384 GB vs 16 GB). The MSI H61M-E23 (G3) has 1 more EATX power connectors than the ASUS Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB (1 vs 0). The ASUS Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB has 6 more chassis fan connectors than the MSI H61M-E23 (G3) (8 vs 2). Only the MSI H61M-E23 (G3) has microphone in. Processor socket: LGA 2011 (Socket R) on the ASUS Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI H61M-E23 (G3).

Processor socket
- Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
- H61M-E23 (G3):LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Memory channels
- Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:Quad-channel
- H61M-E23 (G3):Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speeds
- Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:1066,1333,1600 MHz
- H61M-E23 (G3):1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:384 GB
- H61M-E23 (G3):16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:SATA II, SATA III
- H61M-E23 (G3):SATA II
Number of EATX power connectors
- Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:0
- H61M-E23 (G3):1
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:8
- H61M-E23 (G3):2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB:2
- H61M-E23 (G3):4

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Comparison of Z9PR-D12, H61M-E23 (G3)
94 specifications	A ASUS Z9PR-D12 Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) SSI EEB Model Z9PR-D12 View product	B MSI H61M-E23 (G3)View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011 (Socket R)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	E5-2600	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one	4, 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported QPIKnown for one	6.4,7.2,8 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory channelsDiffers	Quad-channel	Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	384 GB	16 GB
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one	384 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics card	Yes	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
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
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers	0	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	8	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	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	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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 quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
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
Features3 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	SSI EEB	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C602	Intel® H61
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CFR47 15, B, CE, EN55022, EN55024	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
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
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x8, 1x16	1x16, 2x1
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsDiffers	0	1
PCI-X slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	304.8 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	330.2 mm	215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA, USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	12	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	7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel H61(B3)
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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