Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8B-X motherboard Intel® C202 vs GIGABYTE Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

Add a product
  • 18specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 8identical
  • 64known 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-X motherboard Intel® C202 (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-X motherboard Intel® C202 (4 vs 2). The ASUS P8B-X motherboard Intel® C202 has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the GIGABYTE Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (2 vs 1). ECC сompatibility: ECC on the ASUS P8B-X motherboard Intel® C202, Non-ECC on the GIGABYTE Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. LAN controller: Intel® 82574L on the ASUS P8B-X motherboard Intel® C202, Realtek RTL8111E on the GIGABYTE Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

  • ECC сompatibility
    • P8B-X motherboard Intel® C202:ECC
    • Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Non-ECC
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P8B-X motherboard Intel® C202:3
    • Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P8B-X motherboard Intel® C202:2
    • Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P8B-X motherboard Intel® C202:2
    • Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
  • LAN controller
    • P8B-X motherboard Intel® C202:Intel® 82574L
    • Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111E
  • Motherboard chipset
    • P8B-X motherboard Intel® C202:Intel® C202
    • Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel Z68
  • PCI Express x16 slots
    • P8B-X motherboard Intel® C202:1
    • Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
  • PCI slots
    • P8B-X motherboard Intel® C202:2
    • Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only (on)
Comparison of P8B-X, Z68MA-D2H-B3
82 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Processor socketKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
System bus rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 GT/s
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Memory slots typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDIMM
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333 MHz1066,1200,1300,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1759 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
Graphics card familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
HDCPKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers34
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® 82574LRealtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePC
Motherboard form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcemicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® C202Intel Z68
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC889
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 7/Vista/XP
CertificationKnown for oneFC, CEUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express configurationsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1x4, 1x8, 1x16
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.0b
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84733020Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More motherboard comparisons

All motherboard comparisons