Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5G41TM-LX motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs ASUS P8Z68V-PRO motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

53specifications compared
23differ
30identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P5G41TM-LX motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- P8Z68V-PRO motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Maximum internal memory
- P5G41TM-LX motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- P8Z68V-PRO motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P5G41TM-LX motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:SATA II
- P8Z68V-PRO motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5G41TM-LX motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P8Z68V-PRO motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- P5G41TM-LX motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- P8Z68V-PRO motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- P5G41TM-LX motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- P8Z68V-PRO motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5G41TM-LX motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- P8Z68V-PRO motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- P5G41TM-LX motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- P8Z68V-PRO motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2

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Comparison of P5G41TM-LX, P8Z68V-PRO
68 specifications	A ASUS P5G41TM-LX motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5G41TM-LX View product	B ASUS P8Z68V-PRO motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model P8Z68V-PRO View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Celeron® Dual-Core, Intel® Pentium®, Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2200 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	32 GB
Unbuffered memory	Yes	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1748 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, LucidLogix Virtu
Graphics card family	Intel	Intel
Maximum resolution	2048 x 1536 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA X4500	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1+EDR
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® G41	Intel Z68
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI slots	2	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS type	AMI	AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	8 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	201 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	SATA	SATA
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other features1 differ
Number of DIMM slotsDiffers	2	4

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