Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Z68AP-D3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs GIGABYTE Motherboard GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Intel Z68 LGA1155 PCI Express DDR3

42specifications compared
4differ
38identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z68AP-D3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 1 more HDMI ports quantity than the GIGABYTE Motherboard GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Intel Z68 LGA1155 PCI Express DDR3 (1 vs 0). Compatible processor series: Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the GIGABYTE GA-Z68AP-D3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, Intel® Celeron® on the GIGABYTE Motherboard GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Intel Z68 LGA1155 PCI Express DDR3. Ethernet interface type: Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet on the GIGABYTE GA-Z68AP-D3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, Gigabit Ethernet on the GIGABYTE Motherboard GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Intel Z68 LGA1155 PCI Express DDR3. Compatible operating systems: Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP on the GIGABYTE GA-Z68AP-D3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, Windows 7/Vista/XP on the GIGABYTE Motherboard GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Intel Z68 LGA1155 PCI Express DDR3.

HDMI ports quantity
- GA-Z68AP-D3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
- Motherboard GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Intel Z68 LGA1155 PCI Express DDR3:0

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Comparison of GA-Z68AP-D3, Motherboard GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Intel Z68 LGA1155 PCI Express DDR3
65 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-Z68AP-D3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model GA-Z68AP-D3 View product	B GIGABYTE Motherboard GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Intel Z68 LGA1155 PCI Express DDR3 View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memoryidentical
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA, SATA II, SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Quad-GPU CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP	Windows 7/Vista/XP
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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