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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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B

MSI

Z68A-G43 (B3)View product
Processoridentical
System bus rateKnown for one5 GT/s
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1200,1300,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133,2200 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR3-SDRAM
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllersidentical
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
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers23
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
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers02
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsDiffers61
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1
Digital audio optical outKnown for one0
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® 82579Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC892Realtek ALC887
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows XP, Vista, 7 32/64-bit
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntel
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers32
PCI slotsDiffers23
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Weight & dimensions1 differ
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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