Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS C8HM70-I Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX vs GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-D3H (rev. 1.0)

45specifications compared
24differ
21identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-D3H (rev. 1.0) has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS C8HM70-I Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-D3H (rev. 1.0) has 48 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS C8HM70-I Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX (64 GB vs 16 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-D3H (rev. 1.0) has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS C8HM70-I Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX (1 vs 0). Only the ASUS C8HM70-I Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX has on-board graphics card. Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS C8HM70-I Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX, AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-D3H (rev. 1.0).

Processor manufacturer
- C8HM70-I Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:Intel
- GA-F2A85X-D3H (rev. 1.0):AMD
Processor socket
- C8HM70-I Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:BGA 1023
- GA-F2A85X-D3H (rev. 1.0):Socket FM2
Compatible processor series
- C8HM70-I Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:Intel® Celeron®
- GA-F2A85X-D3H (rev. 1.0):AMD A
Number of memory slots
- C8HM70-I Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:2
- GA-F2A85X-D3H (rev. 1.0):4
Supported memory clock speeds
- C8HM70-I Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:1066,1333 MHz
- GA-F2A85X-D3H (rev. 1.0):1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- C8HM70-I Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:16 GB
- GA-F2A85X-D3H (rev. 1.0):64 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- C8HM70-I Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:SATA II, SATA III
- GA-F2A85X-D3H (rev. 1.0):SATA III
On-board graphics card
- C8HM70-I Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:Yes
- GA-F2A85X-D3H (rev. 1.0):No

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Comparison of C8HM70-I, GA-F2A85X-D3H (rev. 1.0)
76 specifications	A ASUS C8HM70-I Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX Model C8HM70-I View product	B GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-D3H (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1023	Socket FM2
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®	AMD A
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Celeron seriesKnown for one	400	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	847	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	1	8
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111F	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® HM70 Express	AMD A85X
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887-VD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express slots version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	128 Mbit
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for one	VT-x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170.2 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	170.2 mm	225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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