| Manufacturer | Gigabyte |
| Name | GA-Z68XP-UD3 |
| Type / Chipset | Intel LGA1155 CPU / Intel Z68 Chipset |
| Dimensions | + 7 mm (40 mm radius) around the socket to the next capacitor or other mainboard parts – for further information see Fit for Fan. The space to the next bigger heatsink is approx. 31 mm (53 mm radius). The overall size of this ATX mainboard is 305 x 191 mm. |
| Slots | +++ 2x pci, 5x PCIe 2.0: 2×16/3×1, 4x DDR3-800 – DDR3-2133 max 32GB RAM |
| Connectors |
++++ 1x PS/2, 4x SATA3 (2x Intel Z68, 2x Marvell 88SE9172), 4x SATA2 (Intel Z68), 1x serial (optional), 1x TPM, 1x 10/100/1000 Mbps base-T Ethernet (Realtek RTL 8111E), 4x USB 3.0 (2x of them internal, slot bracket for additional ports is not included), 14x USB 2.0 (6x of them internal, slot bracket for additional ports is not included), 2x IEEE1394 (1x of them internal, slot bracket for additional ports is not included), 8-Channel ALC 889 onboard 7.1 sound with 6x 3.5 mm connectors (1x optical S/PDIF out, 1x int. HDMI S/PDIF out, 1x int. Aux, ext. Line in, ext. Mic,ext. Front out, ext. Side out, ext. Rear out, ext. Center/Subwoofer) and 5x fan connectors (2x 4-pin and 3x 3-pin). |
| Vcore | ++++ BIOS between 0.750 and 1,700 Volt and Dynamic Vcore between -0,200 and +0,480 Volt (Vcore depends on CPU) |
| Multiplier | ++++ BIOS between 16x and 59x (max. multiplier depends on CPU) |
| Host Frequency | ++++ BIOS between 80 and 200 MHz |
| VIO/VDD | ++++ DRAM Voltage (DDR3 voltage) 0.890 – 2.135 Volt, DRAM VRef 0.690 – 0.810 Volt, DRAM Term 0.4200 – 1.385 Volt, GPU 0.850 – 1.620, Dynamic Graphic DVID -0.200 – +0.480 Volt, VTT (VCCIO/QPI/IMC) 0.860 – 1.530 Volt, VCCSA (System Agent Spannung) 0.730 – 1.485 Volt, CPU PLL Voltage 1.195 – 2.435 Volt, Load Line 1 – 10. |
| Performance* | ++++ Benchmark ratings with some video cards and benchmark tools.
SiSoftware Sandra 2011 Benchmark ratings with Intel Core-i5 2500K processor. SiSoftware Sandra 2011 Arithmetik Processorperformance in Windows 7 RC: 66,22 GOPS SiSoftware Sandra 2011 Multimedia Processorperformance in Windows 7 RC: 185,58 MPixel/s 3DMark11 Entry Benchmark ratings with Intel Core-i5 2500K processor. 1x Sapphire HD6870 1024MB ATI Radeon HD6870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark11 Entry Test unter Windows 7: E6372 (GPU: 6584 / Physics: 6464 / Combined Score: 5088) 3DMark Vantage Entry Benchmark ratings with Intel Core-i5 2500K processor. 1x Sapphire HD6870 1024MB ATI Radeon HD6870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark Vantage Entry Test in Windows 7: E37804 (GPU: 61058 / CPU: 17644) 1x Sapphire HD4870 512MB ATI Radeon HD4870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark Vantage Entry Test in Windows 7: E29949 (GPU: 39065 / CPU: 17617) 1x onBoard Intel HD Graphics 2000 / 3000 iGPU: 3DMark Vantage Entry Test in Windows 7: E9689 (GPU: 8448 / CPU: 17326 3DMark06 Benchmark ratings with Intel Core-i5 2500K processor. 1x Sapphire HD6870 1024MB ATI Radeon HD6870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark06 in Windows 7: 22975 3DMarks 1x Sapphire HD4870 512MB ATI Radeon HD4870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark06 in Windows 7: 18340 3DMarks 1x onBoard Intel HD Graphics 2000 / 3000 iGPU: 3DMark06 in Windows 7: 4275 3DMarks 3DMark03 Benchmark ratings with Intel Core-i5 2500K processor. 1x Sapphire HD6870 1024MB ATI Radeon HD6870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark03 in Windows 7: 75494 3DMarks 1x Sapphire HD4870 512MB ATI Radeon HD4870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark03 in Windows 7: 55472 3DMarks 1x onBoard Intel HD Graphics 2000 / 3000 iGPU: 3DMark03 in Windows 7: 10811 3DMarks |
| Manual and Labeling |
++++ Complete and well placed motherboard description, colored connectors and a good manual. Additionally an Intel Smart Response Technology Installation Guide was included and a warining notice that it is prohibited to insert a LGA 1156 CPU in a LGA 1155 Socket. |