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GIGABYTE PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs GIGABYTE Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

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  • 13differ
  • 34identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (4 vs 3). The GIGABYTE Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity than the GIGABYTE PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (1 vs 0). The GIGABYTE Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more HDMI ports quantity than the GIGABYTE PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (1 vs 0). Only the GIGABYTE Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has on-board graphics card. Motherboard form factor: ATX on the GIGABYTE PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, micro ATX on the GIGABYTE Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

  • On-board graphics card
    • PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:No
    • Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Yes
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
    • Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
    • Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
    • Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
    • Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
  • Headphone outputs
    • PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
    • Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
  • Motherboard form factor
    • PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:ATX
    • Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:micro ATX
  • Motherboard chipset
    • PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel® H67
    • Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel Z68

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Comparison of PH67A-D3-B3, Z68MA-D2H-B3
77 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1155 (Socket H2)LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
System bus rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 GT/s
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
Memory voltage1.5 V1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers800,1066,1333 MHz1066,1200,1300,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA II, SATA III
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1759 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
On-board graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
HDCPKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers34
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of SATA III connectors22
Number of SATA II connectors44
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
TPM connectorYesYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers23
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerRealtek RTL8111ERealtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H67Intel Z68
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC889
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsWindows 7/Vista/XPWindows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express configurationsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1x4, 1x8, 1x16
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeAWARDAWARD
BIOS memory sizeDiffers32 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI version1.0b1.0b
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers215 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedYesYes
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Quick installation guideYesYes

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