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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD vs GIGABYTE Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 30differ
  • 15identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD has 0.2 GT/s more system bus rate than the GIGABYTE Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (5.2 GT/s vs 5 GT/s). The GIGABYTE Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD (5 vs 3). The GIGABYTE Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD (1 vs 0). Only the GIGABYTE Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has on-board graphics card. Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD, Intel on the GIGABYTE Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM3+
    • LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • System bus rate
    • 5.2 GT/s
    • 5 GT/s
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 10, JBOD
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
  • On-board graphics card
    • No
    • Yes
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 5
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 0
    • 1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 4

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A

ASUS

M5A78L/USB3 AMD

Model M5A78L/USB3

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B

GIGABYTE

Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

Model Z68MX-UD2H-B3

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Processor4 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM3+LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateDiffers5.2 GT/s5 GT/s
Processor thermal power (max)Known for one140 W
Memory1 differ
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1800,1866,2200 MHz1066,1200,1300,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133 MHz
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR3-SDRAM
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 10, JBOD0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA II, SATA III
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1759 MB
On-board graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
HDCPKnown for oneYes
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers35
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers64
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers03
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers20
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsDiffers36
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 760GIntel Z68
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC889
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindowsWindows 7/Vista/XP
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneAMD
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers13
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0
PCI slotsKnown for one3
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIAWARD
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers2.0a1.0b
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers216 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100/66

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