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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H81-GAMER Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs ASUS Z97-E motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

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  • 39specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 28identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 2
    • 4
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® H81
    • Intel® Z97

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62 specifications
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ASUS

H81-GAMER Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

Model H81-GAMER

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ASUS

Z97-E motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

Model Z97-E

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®Intel® Celeron®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2250,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Unbuffered memoryYesYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers24
Number of SATA connectors44
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectors11
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers23
Number of COM connectors11
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one2
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I218-V
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H81Intel® Z97
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slots33
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI slotsDiffers32
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI version5.05.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers214 mm218 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedSATASATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one1920 x 1200 pixels

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