Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS CS-B Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-F2A88X-UP4 (rev. 3.0)

41specifications compared
25differ
16identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- CS-B Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel
- GA-F2A88X-UP4 (rev. 3.0):AMD
Processor socket
- CS-B Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- GA-F2A88X-UP4 (rev. 3.0):Socket FM2+
Supported memory clock speeds
- CS-B Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
- GA-F2A88X-UP4 (rev. 3.0):1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- CS-B Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:32 GB
- GA-F2A88X-UP4 (rev. 3.0):64 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- CS-B Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA III
- GA-F2A88X-UP4 (rev. 3.0):SATA
RAID levels
- CS-B Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
- GA-F2A88X-UP4 (rev. 3.0):0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- CS-B Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- GA-F2A88X-UP4 (rev. 3.0):4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- CS-B Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- GA-F2A88X-UP4 (rev. 3.0):2

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Comparison of CS-B, GA-F2A88X-UP4 (rev. 3.0)
82 specifications	A ASUS CS-B Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model CS-B View product	B GIGABYTE GA-F2A88X-UP4 (rev. 3.0)View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	Socket FM2+
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	AMD A
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	64 GB
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000 MB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports7 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) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Q87	AMD A88X
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887-VD	Realtek ALC892
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Mini PCI Express slot (full length)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	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	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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