Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8Z68 DELUXE vs GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

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  • 49specifications compared
  • 25differ
  • 24identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8Z68 DELUXE has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS P8Z68 DELUXE has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS P8Z68 DELUXE has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). Only the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has on-board graphics card. Motherboard form factor: ATX on the ASUS P8Z68 DELUXE, micro ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

  • Number of memory slots
    • P8Z68 DELUXE:4
    • GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P8Z68 DELUXE:32 GB
    • GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
  • On-board graphics card
    • P8Z68 DELUXE:No
    • GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Yes
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P8Z68 DELUXE:4
    • GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • P8Z68 DELUXE:2
    • GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • P8Z68 DELUXE:4
    • GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P8Z68 DELUXE:8
    • GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • P8Z68 DELUXE:2
    • GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of P8Z68 DELUXE, GA-H61M-S2V-B3
80 specifications
Processoridentical
System bus rateKnown for one5 GT/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB16 GB
Supported memory typesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDDR3-SDRAM
Memory slots typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDIMM
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA II
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneQuad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLIUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers20
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers40
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Parallel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports9 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers86
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers61
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
BluetoothKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one2.1+EDRUnknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111E
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel Z68Intel® H61
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC889Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows XP, Vista, 7 32/64-bitWindows 7/Vista/XP
Overclocking featuresKnown for one1x MemOK!Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers31
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFIAWARD
ACPI versionDiffers2.0a1.0b
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm195 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneMarvell PCIe 9128Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for oneJMicron JMB362Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source

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