Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-X58A-OC motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX vs GIGABYTE Z68X-UD7 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

52specifications compared
22differ
30identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-X58A-OC motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- Z68X-UD7 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-UD7 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-UD7 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Memory channels
- GA-X58A-OC motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Triple-channel
- Z68X-UD7 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-UD7 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-UD7 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-X58A-OC motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
- Z68X-UD7 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-X58A-OC motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:6
- Z68X-UD7 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3

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Comparison of GA-X58A-OC, Z68X-UD7
69 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-X58A-OC motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX Model GA-X58A-OC View product	B GIGABYTE Z68X-UD7 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model Z68X-UD7 View product
Processor3 differ
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
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
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	3-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX	3-Way SLI
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	4
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	6	3
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	2	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® X58	Intel Z68
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 slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	32 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	254 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
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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