Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

49specifications compared
13differ
36identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (3 vs 2). The ASUS H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 4 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (6 vs 2). Processor socket: LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the ASUS H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the GIGABYTE GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1300,1600 MHz on the ASUS H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Processor socket
- H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Supported memory clock speeds
- H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1300,1600 MHz
- GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA III
- GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:3
- GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
- GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6

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Comparison of H87M-PLUS, GA-H77M-HD3
76 specifications	A ASUS H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H87M-PLUS View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H77M-HD3 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1300,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Quad-GPU CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan 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 quantityDiffers	2	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	2
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek 8111G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H87	Intel H77
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	219 mm	174 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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