Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78LT LE vs GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

48specifications compared
27differ
21identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD4 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 Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (6 vs 4). The GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS M4A78LT LE (2 vs 1). Only the GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has on-board graphics card. Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M4A78LT LE, Intel on the GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M4A78LT LE:AMD
- Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A78LT LE:Socket AM3
- Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Maximum internal memory
- M4A78LT LE:16 GB
- Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:32 GB
RAID levels
- M4A78LT LE:0, 1, 10, JBOD
- Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
On-board graphics card
- M4A78LT LE:No
- Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Yes
Number of SATA II connectors
- M4A78LT LE:6
- Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M4A78LT LE:1
- Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A78LT LE:4
- Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:7

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Comparison of M4A78LT LE, Z68XP-UD4
84 specifications	A ASUS M4A78LT LE 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 II X2	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
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
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1800,1866 MHz	1066,1200,1300,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1759 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	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/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	4
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
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	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	7
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown 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
Features3 differ
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 760G	Intel Z68
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC889
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows	Windows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	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	3	2
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	208 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x Marvell 88SE9172
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Z68
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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