Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0)

37specifications compared
14differ
23identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) has 3 more SATA connectors than the ASUS H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (7 vs 4). The GIGABYTE GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) 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 storage drive interfaces: SATA II, SATA III on the ASUS H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, SATA on the GIGABYTE GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0). LAN controller: Realtek 8111GR on the ASUS H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, Atheros Killer E2201 on the GIGABYTE GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0).

Maximum internal memory
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:16 GB
- GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0):32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0):SATA
Number of SATA connectors
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0):7
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0):4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0):4
HDMI ports quantity
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0):1
LAN controller
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Realtek 8111GR
- GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0):Atheros Killer E2201
Motherboard chipset
- H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel® H81
- GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0):Intel® Z97

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Comparison of H81M-P, GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0)
71 specifications	A ASUS H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H81M-P View product	B GIGABYTE GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0)View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Processor socketKnown for one	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
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	1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way CrossFireX
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	7
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
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
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 EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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 quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
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
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek 8111GR	Atheros Killer E2201
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® Z97
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
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x4 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	1
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
BIOS2 differ
BIOS type	UEFI AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	128 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	5.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	190 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	177 mm	244 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, Intel Smart Response Technology
Other featuresidentical
Other featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	@BIOS, EasyTune, EZ Setup, Fast Boot, Game Controller, ON/OFF Charge, Smart TimeLock, Smart Recovery 2, System Information Viewer, USB Blocker, Q-Flash, Smart Switch, Xpress Install

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