Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-PH67-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

51specifications compared
13differ
38identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

On-board graphics card
- GA-PH67-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:No
- Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Yes
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-PH67-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-PH67-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H67 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-PH67-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-PH67-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-PH67-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
Headphone outputs
- GA-PH67-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:6
Motherboard chipset
- GA-PH67-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel® H67
- Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel Z68

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Comparison of GA-PH67-DS3-B3, Z68XP-UD3-iSSD
71 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-PH67-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model GA-PH67-DS3-B3 View product	B GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model Z68XP-UD3-iSSD View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GT/s
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory channels	Dual-channel	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 memory	32 GB	32 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	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
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA II connectors	4	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 connector	Yes	Yes
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	2	6
Microphone in	Yes	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
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H67	Intel Z68
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows 7/Vista/XP	Windows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots2 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 slots	2	2
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	215 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 guide	Yes	Yes

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