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

53specifications compared
13differ
40identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 3 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z (5 vs 2). The GIGABYTE Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z (4 vs 2). The ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z has 1 more SATA II connectors than the GIGABYTE Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 3). Only the GIGABYTE Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has dual Link DVI. Compatible operating systems: Windows XP, Vista, 7 32/64-bit on the ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z, Windows 7/Vista/XP on the GIGABYTE Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

USB 2.0 connectors
- MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z:2
- Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:5
Number of SATA III connectors
- MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z:2
- Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
Number of SATA II connectors
- MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z:4
- Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z:8
- Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z:2
- Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z:0
- Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z:0
- Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
PCI Express x16 slots
- MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z:2
- Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3

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Comparison of MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z, Z68MX-UD2H-B3
65 specifications	A ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z View product	B GIGABYTE Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model Z68MX-UD2H-B3 View product
Memory1 differ
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1200,1300,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133,2200 MHz	1066,1200,1300,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133 MHz
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	5
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	3
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) 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
Features1 differ
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP, Vista, 7 32/64-bit	Windows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	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 & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
Other features1 differ
Dual Link DVIDiffers	No	Yes
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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