Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3)

39specifications compared
11differ
28identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3) (6 vs 4). The ASUS P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 1 more eSATA ports quantity than the MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3) (1 vs 0). The MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3) has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the ASUS P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (1 vs 0). 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 MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3). Ethernet interface type: Gigabit Ethernet on the ASUS P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, Fast Ethernet on the MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3).

USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:6
- Z68A-GD65 (B3):4
eSATA ports quantity
- P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
- Z68A-GD65 (B3):0
PS/2 ports quantity
- P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- Z68A-GD65 (B3):1
Ethernet interface type
- P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- Z68A-GD65 (B3):Fast Ethernet
LAN controller
- P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel® 82579
- Z68A-GD65 (B3):Realtek RTL8111E
PCI Express x1 slots
- P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- Z68A-GD65 (B3):3
PCI Express x16 slots
- P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
- Z68A-GD65 (B3):2
Width
- P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:305 mm
- Z68A-GD65 (B3):245 mm

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Comparison of P8Z68-V, Z68A-GD65 (B3)
67 specifications	A ASUS P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model P8Z68-V View product	B MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3)View product
Processoridentical
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	1066,1333,1600,2133 MHz
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
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 cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82579	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP, Vista, 7 32/64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	2
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
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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