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GIGABYTE PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3)

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  • 39specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 28identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3) has 1 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (3 vs 2). The MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3) has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the GIGABYTE PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (2 vs 1). The MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3) has 1 more eSATA ports quantity than the GIGABYTE PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (1 vs 0). Supported memory clock speeds: 800,1066,1333 MHz on the GIGABYTE PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, 1066,1333,1600,2133 MHz on the MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3). Motherboard chipset: Intel® H67 on the GIGABYTE PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, Intel Z68 on the MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3).

  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
    • Z68A-GD80 (B3):1066,1333,1600,2133 MHz
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
    • Z68A-GD80 (B3):3
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
    • Z68A-GD80 (B3):2
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
    • Z68A-GD80 (B3):1
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
    • Z68A-GD80 (B3):1
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
    • Z68A-GD80 (B3):1
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
    • Z68A-GD80 (B3):1
  • Headphone outputs
    • PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
    • Z68A-GD80 (B3):1

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Comparison of PH67A-D3-B3, Z68A-GD80 (B3)
65 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
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots44
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
Memory voltage1.5 V1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers800,1066,1333 MHz1066,1333,1600,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardNoNo
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors33
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA II connectors44
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorYesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers21
Microphone inYesYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown 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 interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerRealtek RTL8111ERealtek RTL8111E
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H67Intel Z68
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC892
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 7/Vista/XPUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers215 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATAII 3Gb/s
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATAIII 6Gb/s
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARDUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one32 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one1.0bUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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