Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H110S2/CSM Intel® H110 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) Mini-STX vs ASUS Q87M-E/CSM Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

48specifications compared
23differ
25identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- H110S2/CSM Intel® H110 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) Mini-STX:LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
- Q87M-E/CSM Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported memory types
- H110S2/CSM Intel® H110 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) Mini-STX:DDR4-SDRAM
- Q87M-E/CSM Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- H110S2/CSM Intel® H110 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) Mini-STX:2
- Q87M-E/CSM Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
Memory slots type
- H110S2/CSM Intel® H110 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) Mini-STX:SO-DIMM
- Q87M-E/CSM Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:DIMM
Supported memory clock speeds
- H110S2/CSM Intel® H110 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) Mini-STX:2133 MHz
- Q87M-E/CSM Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
USB 2.0 connectors
- H110S2/CSM Intel® H110 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) Mini-STX:0
- Q87M-E/CSM Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- H110S2/CSM Intel® H110 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) Mini-STX:0
- Q87M-E/CSM Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- H110S2/CSM Intel® H110 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) Mini-STX:2
- Q87M-E/CSM Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6

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Comparison of H110S2/CSM, Q87M-E/CSM
70 specifications	A ASUS H110S2/CSM Intel® H110 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) Mini-STX Model H110S2/CSM View product	B ASUS Q87M-E/CSM Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model Q87M-E/CSM View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processors	1	1
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slots typeDiffers	SO-DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory	32 GB	32 GB
Unbuffered memory	Yes	Yes
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memory	1024 MB	1024 MB
Maximum resolution	4096 x 2160 pixels	4096 x 2160 pixels
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	0	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of SATA II connectors	0	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of COM connectorsDiffers	1	2
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion 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
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® I219-V, Realtek RTL8111H	Intel® I217-LM
Features4 differ
Component forDiffers	Mini PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	Mini-STX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H110	Intel® Q87
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC3236	Realtek ALC887-VD
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro x64, 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, Window	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	AMI
BIOS memory size	128 Mbit	128 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	5.0	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
LVDS connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (E) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	224 mm

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