Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE 8S648FX-RZ motherboard Socket 478 ATX vs MSI Z68MA-G45 (G3)

27specifications compared
20differ
7identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- 8S648FX-RZ motherboard Socket 478 ATX:Socket 478
- Z68MA-G45 (G3):LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Supported memory types
- 8S648FX-RZ motherboard Socket 478 ATX:DDR-SDRAM
- Z68MA-G45 (G3):DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- 8S648FX-RZ motherboard Socket 478 ATX:3
- Z68MA-G45 (G3):4
Supported memory clock speeds
- 8S648FX-RZ motherboard Socket 478 ATX:266,333,400 MHz
- Z68MA-G45 (G3):1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- 8S648FX-RZ motherboard Socket 478 ATX:3 GB
- Z68MA-G45 (G3):32 GB
Parallel processing technology support
- 8S648FX-RZ motherboard Socket 478 ATX:Not supported
- Z68MA-G45 (G3):2-Way SLI
USB 2.0 connectors
- 8S648FX-RZ motherboard Socket 478 ATX:2
- Z68MA-G45 (G3):3
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- 8S648FX-RZ motherboard Socket 478 ATX:2
- Z68MA-G45 (G3):0

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Comparison of 8S648FX-RZ, Z68MA-G45 (G3)
65 specifications	A GIGABYTE 8S648FX-RZ motherboard Socket 478 ATX Model 8S648FX-RZ View product	B MSI Z68MA-G45 (G3)View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 478	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Pentium® 4	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	533,800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	3	4
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	266,333,400 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	3 GB	32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Z68 (B3)
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	2-Way SLI
On-board graphics card	No	No
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inDiffers	Yes	No
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
COM ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Z68
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	2 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	295 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	209 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security Adobe Acrobat Reader	Unknown — not stated by the source

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