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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0)

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  • 38specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 22identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) has 1 more SATA connectors than the ASUS H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (5 vs 4). The GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A 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-Z97N-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-Z97N-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0).

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 4
    • 5
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • LAN controller
    • Realtek 8111GR
    • Atheros Killer E2201

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ASUS

H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

Model H81M-P

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GIGABYTE

GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0)View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one2
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200 MHz
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers45
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inYesYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek 8111GRAtheros Killer E2201
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXmini ITX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H81Intel® Z97
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 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 onePC
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit128 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers2.0a5.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers190 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers177 mm170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security (OEM version), Intel Rapid Start Technology, Intel Smart Connect Technology, Intel Smart Response Technology, Intel Wireless Display
Other featuresidentical
Other featuresKnown for one@BIOS, EasyTune, EZ Setup, Fast Boot, Cloud Station, ON/OFF Charge, Smart TimeLock, Smart Recovery 2, System Information Viewer, USB Blocker, Q-Flash, Smart Switch, Xpress Install

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