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ASUS H87-Plus Intel® HM87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs ASUS Sabertooth Z87

60specifications compared
15differ
45identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS H87-Plus Intel® HM87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Sabertooth Z87 (3 vs 2). The ASUS Sabertooth Z87 has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS H87-Plus Intel® HM87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (8 vs 6). The ASUS Sabertooth Z87 has 2 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS H87-Plus Intel® HM87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (4 vs 2). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the ASUS H87-Plus Intel® HM87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, 1333,1600,1866 MHz on the ASUS Sabertooth Z87. Parallel processing technology support: Quad-GPU CrossFireX on the ASUS H87-Plus Intel® HM87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI on the ASUS Sabertooth Z87.

Supported memory clock speeds
- H87-Plus Intel® HM87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
- Sabertooth Z87:1333,1600,1866 MHz
USB 2.0 connectors
- H87-Plus Intel® HM87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:3
- Sabertooth Z87:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- H87-Plus Intel® HM87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:6
- Sabertooth Z87:8
Number of chassis fan connectors
- H87-Plus Intel® HM87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
- Sabertooth Z87:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- H87-Plus Intel® HM87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
- Sabertooth Z87:4
eSATA ports quantity
- H87-Plus Intel® HM87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:0
- Sabertooth Z87:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- H87-Plus Intel® HM87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1
- Sabertooth Z87:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- H87-Plus Intel® HM87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1
- Sabertooth Z87:0

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Comparison of H87-Plus, Sabertooth Z87
70 specifications	A ASUS H87-Plus Intel® HM87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model H87-Plus View product	B ASUS Sabertooth Z87 View product
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1333,1600,1866 MHz
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Quad-GPU CrossFireX	Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	8
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	4
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111G	Intel® I217-V
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® HM87	Intel® Z87
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
ACPI versionDiffers	4.0a	5.0
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	208 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source

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