Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M5A78L AMD 760G Socket AM3 ATX vs GIGABYTE Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

47specifications compared
23differ
24identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M5A78L AMD 760G Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
- Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M5A78L AMD 760G Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Maximum internal memory
- M5A78L AMD 760G Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
- Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:32 GB
RAID levels
- M5A78L AMD 760G Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 10, JBOD
- Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
Number of SATA II connectors
- M5A78L AMD 760G Socket AM3 ATX:6
- Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- M5A78L AMD 760G Socket AM3 ATX:1
- Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M5A78L AMD 760G Socket AM3 ATX:1
- Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M5A78L AMD 760G Socket AM3 ATX:4
- Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:8

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Comparison of M5A78L, Z68X-UD3P
68 specifications	A ASUS M5A78L AMD 760G Socket AM3 ATX Model M5A78L View product	B GIGABYTE Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model Z68X-UD3P View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom II X2, 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
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1800,1866,2000 MHz	1066,1200,1300,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card	No	No
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
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
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	2	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 760G	Intel Z68
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7/Vista/XP
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB710	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	203 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Trial softwareKnown for one	Antivirus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes

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