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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M5A88-M EVO vs MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3)

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  • 37specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 21identical
  • 36known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3) has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M5A88-M EVO (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS M5A88-M EVO has 5 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3) (8 vs 3). The MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3) has 3 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS M5A88-M EVO (4 vs 1). Only the ASUS M5A88-M EVO has on-board graphics card. Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M5A88-M EVO, Intel on the MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3).

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM3
    • LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1066,1333 MHz
    • 1066,1333,1600,2133 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 32 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
  • On-board graphics card
    • Yes
    • No
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 8
    • 3
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 1
    • 4

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Z68A-GD80 (B3)View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM3LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD Phenom II Dual-Core MobileIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333 MHz1066,1333,1600,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneHybrid CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardDiffersYesNo
Graphics card familyKnown for oneAMD
Graphics cardKnown for oneRadeon HD 4250
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers83
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one5
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers14
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one3
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one4
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 880GIntel Z68
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for oneAMD SB850
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows
Motherboard form factorKnown for oneATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers13
PCI slotsDiffers12
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneAOD OEM
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneSATAII 3Gb/s
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATAIII 6Gb/s

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