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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI Z68A-G43 (B3)

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  • 48specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 32identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z68A-G43 (B3) has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (4 vs 3). The ASUS P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI Z68A-G43 (B3) (1 vs 0). The MSI Z68A-G43 (B3) has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (3 vs 2). Only the ASUS P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has on-board graphics card. LAN controller: Intel® 82579 on the ASUS P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, Realtek RTL8111E on the MSI Z68A-G43 (B3).

  • On-board graphics card
    • Yes
    • No
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 0
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 2
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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75 specifications
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ASUS

P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

Model P8Z68-V

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MSI

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1155 (Socket H2)LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateKnown for one5 GT/s
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots44
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1200,1300,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133,2200 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 GB
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR3-SDRAM
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA II, SATA III
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1748 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneQuad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
On-board graphics cardDiffersYesNo
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
HDCPKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers34
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA III connectors22
Number of SATA II connectors44
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectors11
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers23
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneNo
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers02
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputsDiffers61
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1
Digital audio optical outKnown for one0
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® 82579Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipsetIntel Z68Intel Z68
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC892Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows XP, Vista, 7 32/64-bit
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntel
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slots22
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers32
PCI Express slots version2.02.0
PCI slotsDiffers23
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm220 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneNo
Controller interface typeKnown for oneIntel Z68 (B3)

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