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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8B-E/4L motherboard Intel® C204 vs MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3)

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 7identical
  • 46known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3) has 3 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS P8B-E/4L motherboard Intel® C204 (4 vs 1). The MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3) 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 2 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3) (4 vs 2). Only the ASUS P8B-E/4L motherboard Intel® C204 has on-board graphics card. Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333 MHz on the ASUS P8B-E/4L motherboard Intel® C204, 1066,1333,1600,2133 MHz on the MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3).

  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1066,1333 MHz
    • 1066,1333,1600,2133 MHz
  • On-board graphics card
    • Yes
    • No
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 1
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 4
    • 2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • LAN controller
    • Intel® 82574L
    • Realtek RTL8111E
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® C204
    • Intel Z68

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63 specifications
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ASUS

P8B-E/4L motherboard Intel® C204

Model P8B-E/4L

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MSI

Z68A-GD80 (B3)View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerKnown for oneIntel
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333 MHz1066,1333,1600,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffersYesNo
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one3
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one2
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers14
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers42
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® 82574LRealtek RTL8111E
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for onePC
Motherboard form factorKnown for oneATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® C204Intel Z68
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC892
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for oneATX
CertificationKnown for oneFCC, CE
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers23
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0
PCI slotsDiffers32
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one1
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneSATAII 3Gb/s
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATAIII 6Gb/s
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one32 GB
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one4
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 90%

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