Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H81-GAMER Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H81M-S2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

34specifications compared
8differ
26identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory clock speeds
- H81-GAMER Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
- GA-H81M-S2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1333,1600 MHz
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- H81-GAMER Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1
- GA-H81M-S2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H81-GAMER Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
- GA-H81M-S2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- H81-GAMER Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:ATX
- GA-H81M-S2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:micro ATX
BIOS memory size
- H81-GAMER Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:64 Mbit
- GA-H81M-S2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:32 Mbit
Width
- H81-GAMER Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:305 mm
- GA-H81M-S2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:190 mm
Depth
- H81-GAMER Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:214 mm
- GA-H81M-S2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:170 mm

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Comparison of H81-GAMER, GA-H81M-S2V
67 specifications	A ASUS H81-GAMER Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model H81-GAMER View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H81M-S2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-H81M-S2V View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	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
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fan, Temperature
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	190 mm
DepthDiffers	214 mm	170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	1920 x 1200 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source

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