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ASUS P8Q67-M DO/TPM vs GIGABYTE Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

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  • 39specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 25identical
  • 43known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8Q67-M DO/TPM has 4 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (8 vs 4). The ASUS P8Q67-M DO/TPM has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (6 vs 4). The ASUS P8Q67-M DO/TPM has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (2 vs 1). Parallel processing technology support: Not supported on the ASUS P8Q67-M DO/TPM, 2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI on the GIGABYTE Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. LAN controller: Intel® 82579 on the ASUS P8Q67-M DO/TPM, Realtek RTL8111E on the GIGABYTE Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

  • Parallel processing technology support
    • P8Q67-M DO/TPM:Not supported
    • Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P8Q67-M DO/TPM:8
    • Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P8Q67-M DO/TPM:6
    • Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • P8Q67-M DO/TPM:2
    • Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • P8Q67-M DO/TPM:0
    • Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
  • LAN controller
    • P8Q67-M DO/TPM:Intel® 82579
    • Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111E
  • Networking features
    • P8Q67-M DO/TPM:Gigabit LAN
    • Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
  • Motherboard chipset
    • P8Q67-M DO/TPM:Intel Q67
    • Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel Z68

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Comparison of P8Q67-M DO/TPM, Z68MA-D2H-B3
82 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1155 (Socket H2)LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7Intel® 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
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333 MHz1066,1200,1300,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 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
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1759 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersNot supported2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
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 connectorsDiffers84
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 connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
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 connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectors11
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
TPM connectorYesYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® 82579Realtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit LAN10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel Q67Intel Z68
Audio chipDiffersVIA VT1708SRealtek ALC889
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 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 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIAWARD
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers2.0a1.0b
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers226 mm244 mm
Depth244 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
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source

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