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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z vs MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3)

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  • 44specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 29identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 4
    • 3
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 3
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 3
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 8
    • 2
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 0
    • 1
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1

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68 specifications
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ASUS

Maximus IV Extreme-ZView product
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MSI

Z68A-GD80 (B3)View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1155 (Socket H2)LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateKnown for one5 GT/s
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots44
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
Memory voltage1.5 V1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1800,1866,2133,2200 MHz1066,1333,1600,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one3-Way SLI
On-board graphics cardNoNo
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers43
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers43
Number of SATA II connectors44
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers34
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers14
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers82
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports22
eSATA ports quantityDiffers21
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers61
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111E
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipsetIntel Z68Intel Z68
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC889Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows XP, Vista, 7
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers43
PCI Express slots version2.02.0
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers269 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneSATAII 3Gb/s
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATAIII 6Gb/s

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