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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO

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  • 54specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 39identical
  • 33known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO (3 vs 2). The ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (8 vs 6). The ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO has 2 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA III on the ASUS H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, SATA, SATA II, SATA III on the ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO. Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the ASUS H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, ATX on the ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA, SATA II, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 8
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Headphone outputs
    • 1
    • 6

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H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

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Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Supported processor socketsKnown for oneLGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1300,1600 MHz1333,1500,1600,1666,1800,1866,1900,2000,2100,2133,2200,2250,2400,2450,2600,2666,2800 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one8GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA, SATA II, SATA III
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersQuad-GPU CrossFireX2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
HDCPKnown for oneYes
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers68
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers24
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsDiffers16
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek 8111G
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H87Intel® Z87
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x16, 2x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0, 3.0
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneYes
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers219 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneYes
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneYes

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