Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Crosshair V Formula vs GIGABYTE GA-Z68P-DS3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

40specifications compared
22differ
18identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z68P-DS3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Crosshair V Formula (3 vs 2). The ASUS Crosshair V Formula has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z68P-DS3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (1 vs 0). The ASUS Crosshair V Formula has 5 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z68P-DS3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (7 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-Z68P-DS3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM3 on the ASUS Crosshair V Formula, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the GIGABYTE GA-Z68P-DS3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- Crosshair V Formula:AMD
- GA-Z68P-DS3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- Crosshair V Formula:Socket AM3
- GA-Z68P-DS3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
ECC сompatibility
- Crosshair V Formula:ECC & Non-ECC
- GA-Z68P-DS3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Non-ECC
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Crosshair V Formula:SATA III
- GA-Z68P-DS3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
Parallel processing technology support
- Crosshair V Formula:3-Way SLI
- GA-Z68P-DS3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Quad-GPU CrossFireX
USB 2.0 connectors
- Crosshair V Formula:2
- GA-Z68P-DS3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- Crosshair V Formula:1
- GA-Z68P-DS3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
Number of SATA III connectors
- Crosshair V Formula:7
- GA-Z68P-DS3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2

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Comparison of Crosshair V Formula, GA-Z68P-DS3
68 specifications	A ASUS Crosshair V Formula View product	B GIGABYTE GA-Z68P-DS3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model GA-Z68P-DS3 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom FX, AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2133 MHz	1300,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
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
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA, SATA II, SATA III
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	3-Way SLI	Quad-GPU CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	7	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	0
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbps
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 990FX	Intel Z68
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	4	2
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	ASMedia ASM1061	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	AMD SB950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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