ASUS H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0)

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0) has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (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-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0) has 4 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (6 vs 2). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II, SATA III on the ASUS H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, M.2, SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (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-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0).

• Number of memory slots
  • H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
  • GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):4
• Maximum internal memory
  • H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:16 GB
  • GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):32 GB
• Supported storage drive interfaces
  • H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
  • GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):M.2, SATA III
• Number of SATA III connectors
  • H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
  • GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):6
• Number of SATA II connectors
  • H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
  • GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):0
• USB 2.0 ports quantity
  • H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
  • GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (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-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):4
• HDMI ports quantity
  • H81M-P Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
  • GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):1