Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI Z68A-GD55 (G3)

38specifications compared
10differ
28identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory clock speeds
- G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
- Z68A-GD55 (G3):1066,1333,1600,2133 MHz
Number of SATA II connectors
- G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
- Z68A-GD55 (G3):4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:7
- Z68A-GD55 (G3):4
eSATA ports quantity
- G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
- Z68A-GD55 (G3):0
DVI-D ports quantity
- G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- Z68A-GD55 (G3):1
LAN controller
- G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Bigfoot Killer E2100
- Z68A-GD55 (G3):Realtek RTL8111E
Audio chip
- G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Creative CA20K2
- Z68A-GD55 (G3):Realtek ALC892
PCI Express x1 slots
- G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- Z68A-GD55 (G3):3

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Comparison of G1.Sniper2, Z68A-GD55 (G3)
69 specifications	A GIGABYTE G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model G1.Sniper2 View product	B MSI Z68A-GD55 (G3)View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
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	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz	1066,1333,1600,2133 MHz
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
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
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
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
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	3	4
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	7	4
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Bigfoot Killer E2100	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Creative CA20K2	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
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 typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	264 mm	245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security, Intel Smart Response, LucidLogix Virtu	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 6Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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