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ASUS H81-GAMER Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs ASUS Maximus VII Formula

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  • 38specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 24identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • H81-GAMER Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
    • Maximus VII Formula:SATA III
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • H81-GAMER Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
    • Maximus VII Formula:6
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • H81-GAMER Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
    • Maximus VII Formula:0
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • H81-GAMER Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
    • Maximus VII Formula:1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • H81-GAMER Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
    • Maximus VII Formula:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • H81-GAMER Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
    • Maximus VII Formula:6
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • H81-GAMER Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
    • Maximus VII Formula:1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • H81-GAMER Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1
    • Maximus VII Formula:0

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Comparison of H81-GAMER, Maximus VII Formula
76 specifications
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®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
Number of memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz1600,1866,2000,2133,2400,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200,3300 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA III
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI
Maximum resolutionKnown for one1920 x 1200 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers26
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers26
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® I218-V
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.0
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H81Intel® Z97
Cooling typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePassive
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceASUS C.P.R.
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Mini PCI Express (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers214 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other featuresidentical
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1

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