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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Crosshair V Formula vs GIGABYTE Motherboard GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Intel Z68 LGA1155 PCI Express DDR3

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 26identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE Motherboard GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Intel Z68 LGA1155 PCI Express DDR3 has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Crosshair V Formula (3 vs 2). The ASUS Crosshair V Formula has 5 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE Motherboard GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Intel Z68 LGA1155 PCI Express DDR3 (7 vs 2). The ASUS Crosshair V Formula has 4 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE Motherboard GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Intel Z68 LGA1155 PCI Express DDR3 (8 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Intel on the GIGABYTE Motherboard GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Intel Z68 LGA1155 PCI Express DDR3. Processor socket: Socket AM3 on the ASUS Crosshair V Formula, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the GIGABYTE Motherboard GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Intel Z68 LGA1155 PCI Express DDR3.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM3
    • LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC & Non-ECC
    • Non-ECC
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 7
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 8
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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ASUS

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GIGABYTE

Motherboard GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Intel Z68 LGA1155 PCI Express DDR3View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM3LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD Phenom FX, AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6Intel® Celeron®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR3-SDRAM
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2133 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA III
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one3-Way SLI
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers72
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one2
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one4
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers84
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsDiffers12
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealTek RTL8111E
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 990FXIntel Z68
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for oneAMD SB950
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers13
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers41
PCI slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFIAWARD
BIOS memory sizeDiffers32 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers2.0a1.0b
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers244 mm215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneASMedia ASM1061
Controller interface typeKnown for oneAMD SB950

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