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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
A

ASUS

Maximus IV Extreme-ZView product
B

MSI

Z68A-GD80 (B3)View product
Processoridentical
System bus rateKnown for one5 GT/s
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1800,1866,2133,2200 MHz1066,1333,1600,2133 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one3-Way SLI
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers43
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers43
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers34
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
eSATA ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers61
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111E
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC889Realtek ALC892
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 slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Weight & dimensions1 differ
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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