Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-X99M-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0)

33specifications compared
17differ
16identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory types
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:DDR3-SDRAM
- GA-X99M-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0):DDR4-SDRAM
Memory channels
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Dual-channel
- GA-X99M-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0):Quad-channel
Supported memory clock speeds
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
- GA-X99M-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0):2133,2400,2666,2800 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:16 GB
- GA-X99M-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0):64 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- GA-X99M-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0):SATA
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- GA-X99M-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0):2
Number of SATA connectors
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- GA-X99M-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0):11
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- GA-X99M-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0):6

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Comparison of H81M-P, GA-X99M-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0)
70 specifications	A ASUS H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H81M-P View product	B GIGABYTE GA-X99M-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketKnown for one	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i7
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Quad-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	2133,2400,2666,2800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	11
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan 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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek 8111GR	Atheros Killer E2201
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H81	Intel® X99
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS2 differ
BIOS type	UEFI AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	256 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	190 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	177 mm	244 mm
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton® Internet Security (OEM version), Intel® Smart Response Technology
Other featuresidentical
BIOS switch buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	@BIOS, Ambient LED, EasyTune, EZ Setup, Fast Boot, Game Controller, Cloud Station, ON/OFF Charge, Smart TimeLock, Smart Recovery 2, System Information Viewer, USB Blocker, V-Tuner, Q-Flash, Smart Switch, Xpress Install

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