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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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ASUS

MAXIMUS IV GENE-ZView product
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MSI

Z68A-G43 (B3)View product
Processoridentical
System bus rateKnown for one5 GT/s
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR3-SDRAM
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1200,1300,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133,2200 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
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
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
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneNo
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
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
eSATA ports quantityDiffers20
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsDiffers61
Digital audio optical outKnown for one0
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntel
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows XP, Vista, 7 32/64-bit
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
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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