Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs GIGABYTE G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

44specifications compared
20differ
24identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 24 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (32 GB vs 8 GB). The ASUS P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (3 vs 2). Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the ASUS P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX. Parallel processing technology support: Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI on the ASUS P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, Not supported on the GIGABYTE G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

Processor socket
- P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:32 GB
- G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
- G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:6
- G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
eSATA ports quantity
- P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
- G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
HDMI ports quantity
- P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
- G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0

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Comparison of P8Z68-V, G41MT-USB3
67 specifications	A ASUS P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model P8Z68-V View product	B GIGABYTE G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model G41MT-USB3 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,1066,1333 MHz
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1200,1300,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133,2200 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	8 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	Not supported
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 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 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82579	RealTek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel Z68	Intel® G41
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP, Vista, 7 32/64-bit	Windows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI	AWARD
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	194 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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