Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3R-B3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

54specifications compared
20differ
34identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- GA-Z68X-UD3R-B3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Memory channels
- GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Triple-channel
- GA-Z68X-UD3R-B3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:800,1066,1333,2133 MHz
- GA-Z68X-UD3R-B3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:16 GB
- GA-Z68X-UD3R-B3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:32 GB
RAID levels
- GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:0, 1
- GA-Z68X-UD3R-B3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
- GA-Z68X-UD3R-B3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:8
- GA-Z68X-UD3R-B3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:1
- GA-Z68X-UD3R-B3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI, GA-Z68X-UD3R-B3
67 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX Model GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI View product	B GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3R-B3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model GA-Z68X-UD3R-B3 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
System bus rateKnown for one	4.8 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Memory channelsDiffers	Triple-channel	Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333,2133 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	8	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	1
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Features3 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® X58	Intel Z68
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Intel ICH10R	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC889
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	64 Mbit
Other features2 differ
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	ATA-133/100/66/33	SATA 3Gb/s
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA 3Gb/s	SATA 6Gb/s
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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