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ASUS Crosshair V Formula vs GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

53specifications compared
25differ
28identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD3 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 3 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (7 vs 4). The ASUS Crosshair V Formula has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (3 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Intel on the GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM3 on the ASUS Crosshair V Formula, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- Crosshair V Formula:AMD
- Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- Crosshair V Formula:Socket AM3
- Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
ECC сompatibility
- Crosshair V Formula:ECC & Non-ECC
- Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Non-ECC
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Crosshair V Formula:SATA III
- Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
Parallel processing technology support
- Crosshair V Formula:3-Way SLI
- Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
USB 2.0 connectors
- Crosshair V Formula:2
- Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
Number of SATA III connectors
- Crosshair V Formula:7
- Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Crosshair V Formula:3
- Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2

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Comparison of Crosshair V Formula, Z68XP-UD3
89 specifications	A ASUS Crosshair V Formula View product	B GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model Z68XP-UD3 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® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GT/s
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-2xxx, i3-3xxx, i5-2xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-2xxx, i7-2xxx Extreme Edition, i7-3xxx
Memory2 differ
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 сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2133 MHz	1066,1200,1300,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1759 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	3-Way SLI	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1200 pixels
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	7	4
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 990FX	Intel Z68
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7/Vista/XP
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	4	2
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x8, 1x16
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI	AWARD
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	ASMedia ASM1061	Marvell 88SE9172
Controller interface typeDiffers	AMD SB950	Intel Z68

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