Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS F2A85-M2 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z97-HD3P motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

44specifications compared
20differ
24identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- F2A85-M2 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:AMD
- GA-Z97-HD3P motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- F2A85-M2 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:Socket FM2
- GA-Z97-HD3P motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Maximum internal memory
- F2A85-M2 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:64 GB
- GA-Z97-HD3P motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- F2A85-M2 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:SATA
- GA-Z97-HD3P motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:M.2, SATA III
RAID levels
- F2A85-M2 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, 10, JBOD
- GA-Z97-HD3P motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics card family
- F2A85-M2 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:AMD
- GA-Z97-HD3P motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:Intel
USB 2.0 connectors
- F2A85-M2 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:2
- GA-Z97-HD3P motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- F2A85-M2 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:4
- GA-Z97-HD3P motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2

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Comparison of F2A85-M2, GA-Z97-HD3P
72 specifications	A ASUS F2A85-M2 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX Model F2A85-M2 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-Z97-HD3P motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model GA-Z97-HD3P 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®
Memory2 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA	M.2, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CrossFire Pro
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	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
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out 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 ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A85X	Intel® Z97
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, 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, Win
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x4 (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 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS2 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	16 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	190 mm
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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