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
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
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 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
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	7	6
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
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
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
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 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
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

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