Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8Z68V-PRO motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs ASUS Z87-DELUXE/QUAD Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

52specifications compared
22differ
30identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P8Z68V-PRO motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- Z87-DELUXE/QUAD Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8Z68V-PRO motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
- Z87-DELUXE/QUAD Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- P8Z68V-PRO motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- Z87-DELUXE/QUAD Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:10
Number of SATA II connectors
- P8Z68V-PRO motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- Z87-DELUXE/QUAD Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:0
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P8Z68V-PRO motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- Z87-DELUXE/QUAD Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8Z68V-PRO motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:6
- Z87-DELUXE/QUAD Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- P8Z68V-PRO motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- Z87-DELUXE/QUAD Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P8Z68V-PRO motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
- Z87-DELUXE/QUAD Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2

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Comparison of P8Z68V-PRO, Z87-DELUXE/QUAD
76 specifications	A ASUS P8Z68V-PRO motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model P8Z68V-PRO View product	B ASUS Z87-DELUXE/QUAD Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model Z87-DELUXE/QUAD View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2200 MHz	1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, LucidLogix Virtu	3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1748 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	10
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	4
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® I217-V, Realtek 8111GR
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionDiffers	2.1+EDR	4.0
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel Z68	Intel® Z87
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC1150
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	2	4
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	UEFI AMI
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.0
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source

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