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ASUS CS-B Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE G1.SNIPER Z87

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  • 42specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 25identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • CS-B Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:5
    • G1.SNIPER Z87:6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • CS-B Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
    • G1.SNIPER Z87:3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • CS-B Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • G1.SNIPER Z87:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • CS-B Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • G1.SNIPER Z87:1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • CS-B Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • G1.SNIPER Z87:1
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • CS-B Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
    • G1.SNIPER Z87:1
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • CS-B Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
    • G1.SNIPER Z87:0
  • Motherboard form factor
    • CS-B Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:micro ATX
    • G1.SNIPER Z87:ATX

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79 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxxUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channelUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 GB
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesSATA IIISATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers56
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)YesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers43
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantity11
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inYesYes
HDMI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.4a
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111GUnknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Q87Intel® Z87
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887-VDUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers7.1 channels5.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for onePassiveUnknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers13
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers12
Mini PCI Express slot (full length)Known for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI version2.0a2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm233 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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