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ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 vs GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0)

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  • 43specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 23identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0) has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 (6 vs 4). The ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0) (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0) (3 vs 2). Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3, LGA 1156 (Socket H) on the GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2200 MHz on the ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3, 800,1066,1333,1600,2200,2600 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0).

  • Processor socket
    • P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
    • GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):LGA 1156 (Socket H)
  • Number of memory slots
    • P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3:4
    • GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):6
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3:32 GB
    • GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):16 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3:SATA II, SATA III
    • GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):SATA II
  • RAID levels
    • P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3:0, 1, 5, 10
    • GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):0, 1
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3:3
    • GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):2
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3:4
    • GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):10
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3:6
    • GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):8

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Comparison of P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3, GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0)
72 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1155 (Socket H2)LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers46
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2200 MHz800,1066,1333,1600,2200,2600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB16 GB
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
Controller typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceITE IT8720
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA II
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1748 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneQuad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLIUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers410
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — 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
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers68
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers01
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers02
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsDiffers12
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® 82579Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one2.1+EDRUnknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel Z68Intel® P55
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC892Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMicrosoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFIAWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionDiffers2.0a1.0b
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneMarvell PCIe SATA/JMicron JMB362Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for oneIntel Z68Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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