Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-X58A-OC motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX vs GIGABYTE Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

52specifications compared
22differ
30identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-X58A-OC motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
System bus rate
- GA-X58A-OC motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:6.4 GT/s
- Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:5 GT/s
Number of memory slots
- GA-X58A-OC motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:6
- Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Memory channels
- GA-X58A-OC motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Triple-channel
- Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Dual-channel
Maximum internal memory
- GA-X58A-OC motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:24 GB
- Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:32 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-X58A-OC motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:1
- Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-X58A-OC motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
- Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Number of EATX power connectors
- GA-X58A-OC motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
- Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-X58A-OC, Z68X-UD3P
70 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-X58A-OC motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX Model GA-X58A-OC View product	B GIGABYTE Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model Z68X-UD3P View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateDiffers	6.4 GT/s	5 GT/s
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	4
Memory channelsDiffers	Triple-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333,2200 MHz	1066,1200,1300,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	24 GB	32 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card	No	No
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	3-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	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 connectorsDiffers	2	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
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers	2	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	6	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	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 quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	2	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® X58	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	Microsoft Windows 7/ Vista/ XP	Windows 7/Vista/XP
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Intel ICH10R	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	4	2
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS type	AWARD	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	32 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI version	1.0b	1.0b
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	254 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Marvell 88SE9182	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	ICH10R	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	Support for EasyTune eXtreme Hard Drive Auto Green Support for Smart 6 Support for Q-Share Xpress BIOS Rescue @BIOS Xpress Recovery 2 Xpress Install Download Center Q-Flash Support for On/Off Charge	Unknown — not stated by the source

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