Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

46specifications compared
17differ
29identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:16 GB
- Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:32 GB
On-board graphics card
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:No
- Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Yes
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:6
- Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-P61-DS3-B3, Z68XP-UD3-iSSD
71 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model GA-P61-DS3-B3 View product	B GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model Z68XP-UD3-iSSD View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GT/s
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	1066,1200,1300,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1759 MB
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
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
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM 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 ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel Z68
Audio chip	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP, Vista, 7	Windows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	AWARD	AWARD
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI version	1.0b	1.0b
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	190 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Marvell 88SE9172
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Z68
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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