Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI Z68A-GD80 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

44specifications compared
14differ
30identical
29known 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-GD80 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1066,1333,1600,2133 MHz
On-board graphics card
- G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Yes
- Z68A-GD80 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:No
Number of SATA III connectors
- G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- Z68A-GD80 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
- Z68A-GD80 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:7
- Z68A-GD80 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
- Z68A-GD80 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- Z68A-GD80 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- Z68A-GD80 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1

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Comparison of G1.Sniper2, Z68A-GD80
73 specifications	A GIGABYTE G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model G1.Sniper2 View product	B MSI Z68A-GD80 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model Z68A-GD80 View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz	1066,1333,1600,2133 MHz
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II, SATA III
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	3	4
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	7	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	5
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Bigfoot Killer E2100	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Audio chipDiffers	Creative CA20K2	Realtek ALC892
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AWARD	UEFI
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express power connectors (6-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MHz
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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	264 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security, Intel Smart Response, LucidLogix Virtu	Unknown — not stated by the source

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