Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 vs GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R (rev. 2.0)

47specifications compared
24differ
23identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- GA-X58A-UD3R (rev. 2.0):Socket B (LGA 1366)
Number of memory slots
- P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3:4
- GA-X58A-UD3R (rev. 2.0):6
Memory channels
- P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3:Dual-channel
- GA-X58A-UD3R (rev. 2.0):Triple-channel
Maximum internal memory
- P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3:32 GB
- GA-X58A-UD3R (rev. 2.0):24 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3:3
- GA-X58A-UD3R (rev. 2.0):2
Number of SATA III connectors
- P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3:4
- GA-X58A-UD3R (rev. 2.0):2
Number of SATA II connectors
- P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3:4
- GA-X58A-UD3R (rev. 2.0):8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3:6
- GA-X58A-UD3R (rev. 2.0):4

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Comparison of P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3, GA-X58A-UD3R (rev. 2.0)
74 specifications	A ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R (rev. 2.0)View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i7
Memory4 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	6
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Triple-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2200 MHz	800,1066,1333,2200 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	24 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iTE IT8720
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1748 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI	3-Way SLI
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	2
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82579	Realtek RTL8111E
BluetoothKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	2.1+EDR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel Z68	Intel® X58
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC892	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel ICH10R
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Marvell PCIe SATA/JMicron JMB362	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel Z68	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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