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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z vs MSI Z68A-G43 (B3)

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  • 40specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 27identical
  • 36known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z68A-G43 (B3) has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z (4 vs 2). The ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI Z68A-G43 (B3) (1 vs 0). The ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z has 4 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI Z68A-G43 (B3) (8 vs 4). Only the ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z has on-board graphics card. Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z, ATX on the MSI Z68A-G43 (B3).

  • On-board graphics card
    • Yes
    • No
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 0
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 8
    • 4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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76 specifications
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MAXIMUS IV GENE-ZView product
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Z68A-G43 (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
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1200,1300,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133,2200 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA II, SATA III
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffersYesNo
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1759 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
HDCPKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA III connectors22
Number of SATA II connectors44
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneNo
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectors11
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers84
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers20
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsDiffers61
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one0
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel Z68Intel Z68
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows XP, Vista, 7 32/64-bit
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slots22
PCI Express slots version2.02.0
PCI slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one305 mm
DepthKnown for one220 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneNo
Controller interface typeKnown for oneIntel Z68 (B3)
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneNo
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes

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