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ASUS Crosshair V Formula vs GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

54specifications compared
28differ
26identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD4 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-UD4 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-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (3 vs 2). Only the GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has on-board graphics card. Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Intel on the GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- Crosshair V Formula:AMD
- Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- Crosshair V Formula:Socket AM3
- Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
ECC сompatibility
- Crosshair V Formula:ECC & Non-ECC
- Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Non-ECC
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Crosshair V Formula:SATA III
- Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
On-board graphics card
- Crosshair V Formula:No
- Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Yes
USB 2.0 connectors
- Crosshair V Formula:2
- Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
Number of SATA III connectors
- Crosshair V Formula:7
- Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Crosshair V Formula:3
- Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2

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Comparison of Crosshair V Formula, Z68XP-UD4
83 specifications	A ASUS Crosshair V Formula View product	B GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model Z68XP-UD4 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
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
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
Graphics2 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, LucidLogix Virtu
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD Graphics
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
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 ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	7
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Digital audio optical outKnown 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
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
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 slots4 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	4	2
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x8, 1x16
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	32 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown 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
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	ASMedia ASM1061	2 x Marvell 88SE9172
Controller interface typeDiffers	AMD SB950	Intel Z68

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