Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8B-E/4L motherboard Intel® C204 vs GIGABYTE Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

19specifications compared
10differ
9identical
62known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P8B-E/4L motherboard Intel® C204 (4 vs 3). The GIGABYTE Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS P8B-E/4L motherboard Intel® C204 (4 vs 2). The ASUS P8B-E/4L motherboard Intel® C204 has 3 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the GIGABYTE Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 1). ECC сompatibility: ECC on the ASUS P8B-E/4L motherboard Intel® C204, Non-ECC on the GIGABYTE Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. LAN controller: Intel® 82574L on the ASUS P8B-E/4L motherboard Intel® C204, Realtek RTL8111E on the GIGABYTE Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

ECC сompatibility
- P8B-E/4L motherboard Intel® C204:ECC
- Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Non-ECC
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8B-E/4L motherboard Intel® C204:3
- Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8B-E/4L motherboard Intel® C204:2
- Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P8B-E/4L motherboard Intel® C204:4
- Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
LAN controller
- P8B-E/4L motherboard Intel® C204:Intel® 82574L
- Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111E
Motherboard chipset
- P8B-E/4L motherboard Intel® C204:Intel® C204
- Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel Z68
PCI slots
- P8B-E/4L motherboard Intel® C204:3
- Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
BIOS type
- P8B-E/4L motherboard Intel® C204:UEFI
- Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:AWARD

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Comparison of P8B-E/4L, Z68MA-D2H-B3
81 specifications	A ASUS P8B-E/4L motherboard Intel® C204 Model P8B-E/4L View product	B GIGABYTE Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model Z68MA-D2H-B3 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Processor socketKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GT/s
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1200,1300,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1759 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82574L	Realtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C204	Intel Z68
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7/Vista/XP
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x4, 1x8, 1x16
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.0b
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source

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