Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H81M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H81M-S2PH motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

47specifications compared
9differ
38identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory clock speeds
- H81M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1666 MHz
- GA-H81M-S2PH motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1333,1600 MHz
Maximum resolution
- H81M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1920 x 1200 pixels
- GA-H81M-S2PH motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4096 x 2160 pixels
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H81M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- GA-H81M-S2PH motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
HDMI ports quantity
- H81M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- GA-H81M-S2PH motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- H81M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- GA-H81M-S2PH motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slots
- H81M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- GA-H81M-S2PH motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
PCI slots
- H81M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- GA-H81M-S2PH motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
BIOS type
- H81M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:AMI
- GA-H81M-S2PH motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:EFI AMI

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Comparison of H81M-C/CSM, GA-H81M-S2PH
71 specifications	A ASUS H81M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H81M-C/CSM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H81M-S2PH motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-H81M-S2PH View product
Processoridentical
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memory1 differ
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1666 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Graphics1 differ
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1920 x 1200 pixels	4096 x 2160 pixels
Internal I/Oidentical
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4a
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Featuresidentical
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	EFI AMI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	178 mm	180 mm
Other featuresidentical
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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