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ASUS H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 R4

44specifications compared
13differ
31identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 R4 has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 R4 has 2 more SATA connectors than the ASUS H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (6 vs 4). The GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 R4 has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the ASUS H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, 1333,1600 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 R4. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II, SATA III on the ASUS H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, SATA III, SATA, SATA II on the GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 R4.

Supported memory clock speeds
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
- GA-B85M-HD3 R4:1333,1600 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- GA-B85M-HD3 R4:SATA III, SATA, SATA II
Number of SATA III connectors
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- GA-B85M-HD3 R4:4
Number of SATA connectors
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- GA-B85M-HD3 R4:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- GA-B85M-HD3 R4:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- GA-B85M-HD3 R4:1
HDMI ports quantity
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- GA-B85M-HD3 R4:1
Motherboard chipset
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel® H81
- GA-B85M-HD3 R4:Intel® B85

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Comparison of H81M-P, GA-B85M-HD3 R4
75 specifications	A ASUS H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H81M-P View product	B GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 R4 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA III, SATA, SATA II
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA II connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known 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	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4a
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek 8111GR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H81	Intel® B85
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 8, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 8.1, Windows
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS type	UEFI AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	190 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	177 mm	174 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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