ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3

Comparison of P8Z68-V/GEN3, P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3

63 specifications	A ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model P8Z68-V/GEN3 View product	B ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memoryidentical
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2200 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2200 MHz
Maximum internal memory	32 GB	32 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memory	1748 MB	1748 MB
Parallel processing technology support	Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI	Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	2	2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2
TPM connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	0	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Intel® 82579	Intel® 82579
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth version	2.1+EDR	2.1+EDR
Featuresidentical
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z68	Intel Z68
Audio chip	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slots	3	3
PCI slots	2	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	UEFI	UEFI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	305 mm	305 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	SATA	SATA
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	JMicron JMB362	Marvell PCIe SATA/JMicron JMB362
Controller interface type	Intel Z68	Intel Z68

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