Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

23specifications compared
12differ
11identical
55known for one product only

Key differences

ECC сompatibility
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:ECC
- Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Non-ECC
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
Number of SATA III connectors
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
- Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
Component for
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Server
- Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:PC

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Comparison of P8B-M, Z68X-UD3P
78 specifications	A ASUS P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model P8B-M View product	B GIGABYTE Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model Z68X-UD3P View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GT/s
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one	2, 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
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
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA II, SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	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
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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 chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	3	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	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
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, CFR47 15, B, CE, EN55022, EN55024, C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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