Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8P67 LE Rev 3.0 vs MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3)

38specifications compared
18differ
20identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8P67 LE Rev 3.0 has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3) (4 vs 3). The MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3) has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS P8P67 LE Rev 3.0 (1 vs 0). The ASUS P8P67 LE Rev 3.0 has 1 more parallel ATA connectors than the MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3) (1 vs 0). Only the MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3) has CD/AUX audio in. Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2200 MHz on the ASUS P8P67 LE Rev 3.0, 1066,1333,1600,2133 MHz on the MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3).

Parallel processing technology support
- P8P67 LE Rev 3.0:Quad-GPU CrossFireX
- Z68A-GD65 (B3):Not supported
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8P67 LE Rev 3.0:4
- Z68A-GD65 (B3):3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- P8P67 LE Rev 3.0:0
- Z68A-GD65 (B3):1
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- P8P67 LE Rev 3.0:1
- Z68A-GD65 (B3):0
CD/AUX audio in
- P8P67 LE Rev 3.0:No
- Z68A-GD65 (B3):Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8P67 LE Rev 3.0:6
- Z68A-GD65 (B3):4
eSATA ports quantity
- P8P67 LE Rev 3.0:1
- Z68A-GD65 (B3):0
PS/2 ports quantity
- P8P67 LE Rev 3.0:2
- Z68A-GD65 (B3):1

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Comparison of P8P67 LE Rev 3.0, Z68A-GD65 (B3)
81 specifications	A ASUS P8P67 LE Rev 3.0 View product	B MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3)View product
Memory1 differ
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	0 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2200 MHz	1066,1333,1600,2133 MHz
Flash memoryKnown for one	0 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Quad-GPU CrossFireX	Not supported
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
CD/AUX audio inDiffers	No	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® P67	Intel Z68
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	224 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
CF card connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL PME,WOR PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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