Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78LT LE vs GIGABYTE GA-Z68P-DS3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

38specifications compared
20differ
18identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z68P-DS3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M4A78LT LE (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS M4A78LT LE has 2 more SATA II connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z68P-DS3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (6 vs 4). The GIGABYTE GA-Z68P-DS3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS M4A78LT LE (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M4A78LT LE, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-Z68P-DS3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM3 on the ASUS M4A78LT LE, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the GIGABYTE GA-Z68P-DS3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M4A78LT LE:AMD
- GA-Z68P-DS3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A78LT LE:Socket AM3
- GA-Z68P-DS3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Supported memory clock speeds
- M4A78LT LE:1066,1333,1600,1800,1866 MHz
- GA-Z68P-DS3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1300,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- M4A78LT LE:16 GB
- GA-Z68P-DS3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:32 GB
RAID levels
- M4A78LT LE:0, 1, 10, JBOD
- GA-Z68P-DS3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
Parallel processing technology support
- M4A78LT LE:Not supported
- GA-Z68P-DS3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Quad-GPU CrossFireX
Number of SATA II connectors
- M4A78LT LE:6
- GA-Z68P-DS3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A78LT LE:4
- GA-Z68P-DS3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:6

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of M4A78LT LE, GA-Z68P-DS3
65 specifications	A ASUS M4A78LT LE 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 II X2	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1800,1866 MHz	1300,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
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
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA, SATA II, SATA III
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	Quad-GPU CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	4
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	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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	4	6
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
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
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 chipsetDiffers	AMD 760G	Intel Z68
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows	Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	208 mm	215 mm

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More motherboard comparisons

All motherboard comparisons