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ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z vs GIGABYTE Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

55specifications compared
18differ
37identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

On-board graphics card
- Maximus IV Extreme-Z:No
- Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Yes
USB 2.0 connectors
- Maximus IV Extreme-Z:4
- Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:5
Number of SATA II connectors
- Maximus IV Extreme-Z:4
- Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Maximus IV Extreme-Z:1
- Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Maximus IV Extreme-Z:8
- Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Maximus IV Extreme-Z:2
- Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
eSATA ports quantity
- Maximus IV Extreme-Z:2
- Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- Maximus IV Extreme-Z:0
- Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of Maximus IV Extreme-Z, Z68MX-UD2H-B3
65 specifications	A ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z View product	B GIGABYTE Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model Z68MX-UD2H-B3 View product
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1800,1866,2133,2200 MHz	1066,1200,1300,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133 MHz
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1759 MB
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	3-Way SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	5
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	3
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	8	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP, Vista, 7	Windows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	4	3
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI	AWARD
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	269 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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