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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
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1200,1300,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133,2200 MHz	1066,1200,1300,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133 MHz
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
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
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	5
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	3
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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82579	Realtek RTL8111E
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC889
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP, Vista, 7 32/64-bit	Windows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI	AWARD
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
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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