Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H81M-R Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z170M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX

33specifications compared
15differ
18identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- H81M-R Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- GA-Z170M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Supported memory types
- H81M-R Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:DDR3-SDRAM
- GA-Z170M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- H81M-R Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- GA-Z170M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:4
ECC сompatibility
- H81M-R Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Non-ECC
- GA-Z170M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- H81M-R Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:16 GB
- GA-Z170M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:64 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H81M-R Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- GA-Z170M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:SATA
Number of SATA III connectors
- H81M-R Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- GA-Z170M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:6
Number of SATA II connectors
- H81M-R Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- GA-Z170M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of H81M-R, GA-Z170M-D3H
74 specifications	A ASUS H81M-R Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H81M-R View product	B GIGABYTE GA-Z170M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX Model GA-Z170M-D3H View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-6xxx, i5-6xxx, i7-6xxx
Memory5 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1066 MHz	2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	64 GB
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) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek 8111GR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H81	Intel® Z170
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI 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
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	EFI AMI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	190 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	177 mm	225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security, Intel Smart Response, cFosSpeed
Other featuresidentical
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x1 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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