Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M5A88-V EVO vs GIGABYTE Z68X-UD7 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

50specifications compared
27differ
23identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE Z68X-UD7 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M5A88-V EVO (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS M5A88-V EVO has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE Z68X-UD7 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS M5A88-V EVO has 1 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE Z68X-UD7 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (5 vs 4). Only the ASUS M5A88-V EVO has on-board graphics card. Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M5A88-V EVO, Intel on the GIGABYTE Z68X-UD7 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M5A88-V EVO:AMD
- Z68X-UD7 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M5A88-V EVO:Socket AM3
- Z68X-UD7 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Maximum internal memory
- M5A88-V EVO:16 GB
- Z68X-UD7 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:32 GB
RAID levels
- M5A88-V EVO:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- Z68X-UD7 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
Parallel processing technology support
- M5A88-V EVO:Hybrid CrossFireX
- Z68X-UD7 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3-Way SLI
On-board graphics card
- M5A88-V EVO:Yes
- Z68X-UD7 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:No
USB 2.0 connectors
- M5A88-V EVO:4
- Z68X-UD7 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- M5A88-V EVO:5
- Z68X-UD7 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4

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Comparison of M5A88-V EVO, Z68X-UD7
70 specifications	A ASUS M5A88-V EVO View product	B GIGABYTE Z68X-UD7 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model Z68X-UD7 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 X6	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GT/s
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
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	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz	1066,1200,1300,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics2 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Hybrid CrossFireX	3-Way SLI
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 4250	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	5	4
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	3
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known 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 ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	5	6
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
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 880G	Intel Z68
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC889
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7/Vista/XP
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB850	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	4
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Antivirus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS Update ASUS utilities	Unknown — not stated by the source

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