Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A88XM-PLUS AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H81TN motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX

39specifications compared
22differ
17identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- A88XM-PLUS AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD
- GA-H81TN motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:Intel
Processor socket
- A88XM-PLUS AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Socket FM2+
- GA-H81TN motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Memory slots type
- A88XM-PLUS AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:DIMM
- GA-H81TN motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memory
- A88XM-PLUS AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:64 GB
- GA-H81TN motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- A88XM-PLUS AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:SATA
- GA-H81TN motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- A88XM-PLUS AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:3
- GA-H81TN motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:5
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- A88XM-PLUS AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1
- GA-H81TN motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:0
Number of SATA III connectors
- A88XM-PLUS AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:0
- GA-H81TN motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2

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Comparison of A88XM-PLUS, GA-H81TN
73 specifications	A ASUS A88XM-PLUS AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model A88XM-PLUS View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H81TN motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX Model GA-H81TN View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM2+	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory3 differ
Memory slots typeDiffers	DIMM	SO-DIMM
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2133,2200,2250,2400 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	16GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	5
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4a
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek 8111G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	mini ITX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A88X	Intel® H81
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI	EFI AMI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	234 mm	170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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