Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI 870A-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX

46specifications compared
18differ
28identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
- 870A-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- 870A-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
On-board graphics card
- Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Yes
- 870A-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:No
Number of SATA III connectors
- Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- 870A-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:7
- 870A-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:6
eSATA ports quantity
- Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- 870A-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
- 870A-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
- 870A-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:0

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Comparison of Z68XP-UD4, 870A-G46
82 specifications	A GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model Z68XP-UD4 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
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
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
Maximum internal memory	32 GB	32 GB
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
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
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, LucidLogix Virtu	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
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 Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	2	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	7	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111E	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
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
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
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
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	2	1
PCI Express x16 slots	2	2
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x8, 1x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0, 3.0	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	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	2 x Marvell 88SE9172	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel Z68	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes

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