Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs ASUS SABERTOOTH X99

47specifications compared
26differ
21identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- SABERTOOTH X99:LGA 2011-v3
Supported memory types
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:DDR3-SDRAM
- SABERTOOTH X99:DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- SABERTOOTH X99:8
Supported memory clock speeds
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
- SABERTOOTH X99:2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:16 GB
- SABERTOOTH X99:64 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- SABERTOOTH X99:M.2, SATA III
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- SABERTOOTH X99:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- SABERTOOTH X99:8

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Comparison of H81M-P, SABERTOOTH X99
78 specifications	A ASUS H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H81M-P View product	B ASUS SABERTOOTH X99 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 2011-v3
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	8
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	64 GB
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	M.2, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	8
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	4
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Differs	1	4
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek 8111GR	Intel® I218-V, Realtek 8111GR
Features3 differ
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H81	Intel® X99
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC1150
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, 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, Win
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.7, WOL by PME, PXE
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 +2 Digital Phase Power Design TUF Components ASUS DIGI+ Power Control Utility TUF Thermal Armor TUF Thermal Radar 2 with Thermistors TUF ICe "We Got Your Back!" Shape Force TUF Fortifier Dust Defenders with connector covers and back I/O dust filter TUF ESD Guards 2
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS2 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	16 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	190 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	177 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Anti-virus, ASUS/TUF CPU-Z, ASUS Utilities
Other featuresidentical
BIOS switch buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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