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ASUS P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs GIGABYTE Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

58specifications compared
15differ
43identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 11 MB more maximum graphics card memory than the ASUS P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (1759 MB vs 1748 MB). The GIGABYTE Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (5 vs 3). The GIGABYTE Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (4 vs 2). LAN controller: Intel® 82579 on the ASUS P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, Realtek RTL8111E on the GIGABYTE Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Motherboard form factor: ATX on the ASUS P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, micro ATX on the GIGABYTE Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Maximum graphics card memory
- P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1748 MB
- Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1759 MB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
- Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:5
Number of SATA III connectors
- P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
Number of SATA II connectors
- P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:6
- Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
LAN controller
- P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel® 82579
- Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111E
Motherboard form factor
- P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:ATX
- Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of P8Z68-V, Z68MX-UD2H-B3
67 specifications	A ASUS P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model P8Z68-V View product	B GIGABYTE Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model Z68MX-UD2H-B3 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rate	5 GT/s	5 GT/s
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1200,1300,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133,2200 MHz	1066,1200,1300,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory	32 GB	32 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1748 MB	1759 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Graphics card family	Intel	Intel
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	5
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	3
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 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 connector	Yes	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)	Yes	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
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 quantityDiffers	0	1
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	6	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82579	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking features	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z68	Intel Z68
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 slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slots	3	3
PCI Express slots version	2.0	2.0
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 & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 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
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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