Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-A75N-USB3 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 mini ITX vs MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3)

41specifications compared
22differ
19identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-A75N-USB3 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 mini ITX:AMD
- Z68A-GD65 (G3):Intel
Processor socket
- GA-A75N-USB3 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 mini ITX:Socket FM1
- Z68A-GD65 (G3):LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- GA-A75N-USB3 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 mini ITX:2
- Z68A-GD65 (G3):4
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-A75N-USB3 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 mini ITX:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
- Z68A-GD65 (G3):1066,1333,1600,2133 MHz
RAID levels
- GA-A75N-USB3 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 mini ITX:0, 1, 10, JBOD
- Z68A-GD65 (G3):0, 1, 5, 10
On-board graphics card
- GA-A75N-USB3 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 mini ITX:No
- Z68A-GD65 (G3):Yes
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-A75N-USB3 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 mini ITX:1
- Z68A-GD65 (G3):3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-A75N-USB3 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 mini ITX:0
- Z68A-GD65 (G3):1

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Comparison of GA-A75N-USB3, Z68A-GD65 (G3)
64 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-A75N-USB3 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 mini ITX Model GA-A75N-USB3 View product	B MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3)View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM1	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A, AMD E2	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	1066,1333,1600,2133 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A75	Intel Z68
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7/XP/Vista	Windows
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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 jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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