Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H81M-E Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) vs GIGABYTE GA-H81-D3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

48specifications compared
8differ
40identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory clock speeds
- H81M-E Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3):1066,1333,1600 MHz
- GA-H81-D3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1333,1600 MHz
USB 2.0 connectors
- H81M-E Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3):4
- GA-H81-D3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- H81M-E Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3):1
- GA-H81-D3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H81M-E Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3):4
- GA-H81-D3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
DVI-D ports quantity
- H81M-E Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3):1
- GA-H81-D3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:0
BIOS type
- H81M-E Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3):UEFI AMI
- GA-H81-D3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:EFI AMI
Width
- H81M-E Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3):226 mm
- GA-H81-D3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:305 mm
Depth
- H81M-E Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3):175 mm
- GA-H81-D3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:190 mm

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Comparison of H81M-E, GA-H81-D3
77 specifications	A ASUS H81M-E Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Model H81M-E View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H81-D3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model GA-H81-D3 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
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	3
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
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	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
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	175 mm	190 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	3
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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