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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8Z68 DELUXE vs MSI Z68A-G43 (B3)

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  • 49specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 30identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8Z68 DELUXE has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI Z68A-G43 (B3) (2 vs 0). The ASUS P8Z68 DELUXE has 2 more SATA III connectors than the MSI Z68A-G43 (B3) (4 vs 2). The MSI Z68A-G43 (B3) has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS P8Z68 DELUXE (3 vs 2). Only the ASUS P8Z68 DELUXE has S/PDIF in port. Audio chip: Realtek ALC889 on the ASUS P8Z68 DELUXE, Realtek ALC887 on the MSI Z68A-G43 (B3).

  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 8
    • 4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 1
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 1
    • 0

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79 specifications
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ASUS

P8Z68 DELUXEView product
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Z68A-G43 (B3)View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
System bus rateKnown for one5 GT/s
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR3-SDRAM
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneQuad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers20
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers42
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers23
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneNo
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers84
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
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1
Digital audio optical outKnown for one0
Networkidentical
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one2.1+EDR
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111E
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC889Realtek ALC887
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows XP, Vista, 7 32/64-bit
Overclocking featuresKnown for one1x MemOK!
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntel
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers32
PCI slotsDiffers23
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers244 mm220 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other features2 differ
S/PDIF in portDiffersYesNo
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneMarvell PCIe 9128
Controller interface typeDiffersJMicron JMB362Intel Z68 (B3)
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE

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