Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-M68MT-D3 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P65A-UD3 motherboard Intel B65 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

32specifications compared
18differ
14identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-M68MT-D3 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:AMD
- GA-P65A-UD3 motherboard Intel B65 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-M68MT-D3 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:Socket AM3
- GA-P65A-UD3 motherboard Intel B65 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- GA-M68MT-D3 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:2
- GA-P65A-UD3 motherboard Intel B65 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-M68MT-D3 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:8 GB
- GA-P65A-UD3 motherboard Intel B65 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:32 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-M68MT-D3 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:4
- GA-P65A-UD3 motherboard Intel B65 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-M68MT-D3 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:4
- GA-P65A-UD3 motherboard Intel B65 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:6
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-M68MT-D3 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
- GA-P65A-UD3 motherboard Intel B65 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
Headphone outputs
- GA-M68MT-D3 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:2
- GA-P65A-UD3 motherboard Intel B65 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:6

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Comparison of GA-M68MT-D3, GA-P65A-UD3
60 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-M68MT-D3 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX Model GA-M68MT-D3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P65A-UD3 motherboard Intel B65 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model GA-P65A-UD3 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom II X2	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GT/s
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	32 GB
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	NVIDIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	GeForce 7025	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	2	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8211CL	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	NVIDIA nForce 630a	Intel B65
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7/Vista/XP	Windows 7, Vista, XP
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	AWARD	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.0b
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	225 mm	215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	GeForce 7025	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source

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