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ASUS H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs ASUS Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

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  • 54specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 35identical
  • 38known 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 Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (3 vs 2). The ASUS Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 4 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (10 vs 6). The ASUS Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 3 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (5 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 Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX. Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the ASUS H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, ATX on the ASUS Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA III
    • Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:3
    • Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
    • Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:10
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:5
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
    • Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:6
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
    • Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
    • Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:0

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92 specifications
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1300,1600 MHz1333,1500,1600,1666,1800,1866,1900,2000,2100,2133,2200,2250,2400,2450,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one8GBUnknown — not stated by the source
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, 3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Graphics card familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHD Graphics
HDCPKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers610
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers25
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers46
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.4a
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsDiffers16
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.0
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek 8111GUnknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H87Intel® Z87
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC1150
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePassive
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
PCI Express configurationsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1x4, 1x8, 1x16
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0, 3.0
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 Mbit
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers219 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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