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ASUS P8B-X motherboard Intel® C202 vs GIGABYTE Z68X-UD5-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

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  • 50known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8B-X motherboard Intel® C202 has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE Z68X-UD5-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (3 vs 2). The GIGABYTE Z68X-UD5-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 2 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS P8B-X motherboard Intel® C202 (3 vs 1). The GIGABYTE Z68X-UD5-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS P8B-X motherboard Intel® C202 (4 vs 2). Only the ASUS P8B-X motherboard Intel® C202 has on-board graphics card. ECC сompatibility: ECC on the ASUS P8B-X motherboard Intel® C202, Non-ECC on the GIGABYTE Z68X-UD5-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

  • ECC сompatibility
    • P8B-X motherboard Intel® C202:ECC
    • Z68X-UD5-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Non-ECC
  • On-board graphics card
    • P8B-X motherboard Intel® C202:Yes
    • Z68X-UD5-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:No
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P8B-X motherboard Intel® C202:3
    • Z68X-UD5-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P8B-X motherboard Intel® C202:1
    • Z68X-UD5-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P8B-X motherboard Intel® C202:2
    • Z68X-UD5-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P8B-X motherboard Intel® C202:2
    • Z68X-UD5-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • P8B-X motherboard Intel® C202:1
    • Z68X-UD5-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
  • LAN controller
    • P8B-X motherboard Intel® C202:Intel® 82574L
    • Z68X-UD5-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Realtek RTL8111E

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Comparison of P8B-X, Z68X-UD5-B3
68 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
System bus rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 GT/s
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
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
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffersYesNo
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
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 chassis fan connectorsDiffers13
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
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 oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® 82574LRealtek RTL8111E
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 sourceATX
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 slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers13
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0
PCI slots22
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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width305 mm305 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other featuresidentical
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

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