Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI 870A-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX

45specifications compared
16differ
29identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
- 870A-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- 870A-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Number of SATA III connectors
- Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- 870A-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:8
- 870A-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
- 870A-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
- 870A-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:0
HDMI ports quantity
- Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
- 870A-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:0
Headphone outputs
- Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:6
- 870A-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:1

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Comparison of Z68XP-UD3, 870A-G46
88 specifications	A GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model Z68XP-UD3 View product	B MSI 870A-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX Model 870A-G46 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Socket AM3
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-2xxx, i3-3xxx, i5-2xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-2xxx, i7-2xxx Extreme Edition, i7-3xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
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
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1200,1300,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133 MHz	800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA II, SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1759 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	1920 x 1200 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	6
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel Z68	AMD 870 (RX881)
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC892
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU, Fan, Temperature	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7/Vista/XP	Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, 7
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD SB850
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x8, 1x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Marvell 88SE9172	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel Z68	Unknown — not stated by the source

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