Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

55specifications compared
11differ
44identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-H87-HD3 motherboard LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 768 MB more maximum graphics card memory than the ASUS H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (1792 MB vs 1024 MB). The GIGABYTE GA-H87-HD3 motherboard LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (3 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-H87-HD3 motherboard LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 5 more headphone outputs than the ASUS H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (6 vs 1). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1300,1600 MHz on the ASUS H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, 1333,1600 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-H87-HD3 motherboard LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX. 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 GIGABYTE GA-H87-HD3 motherboard LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX.

Supported memory clock speeds
- H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1300,1600 MHz
- GA-H87-HD3 motherboard LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1333,1600 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA III
- GA-H87-HD3 motherboard LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
Maximum graphics card memory
- H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1024 MB
- GA-H87-HD3 motherboard LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1792 MB
Parallel processing technology support
- H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Quad-GPU CrossFireX
- GA-H87-HD3 motherboard LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2-Way CrossFireX
Number of chassis fan connectors
- H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- GA-H87-HD3 motherboard LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:3
Headphone outputs
- H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- GA-H87-HD3 motherboard LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:6
Motherboard form factor
- H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-H87-HD3 motherboard LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:ATX
Audio chip
- H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Realtek ALC887
- GA-H87-HD3 motherboard LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:Realtek ALC892

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Comparison of H87M-PLUS, GA-H87-HD3
88 specifications	A ASUS H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H87M-PLUS View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H87-HD3 motherboard LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model GA-H87-HD3 View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory1 differ
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1300,1600 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA, SATA II, SATA III
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1024 MB	1792 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Quad-GPU CrossFireX	2-Way CrossFireX
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD Graphics
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	3
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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 ports1 differ
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4a
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Networkidentical
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek 8111G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® H87	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
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	2
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x4, 1x16
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0, 3.0
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® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	219 mm	225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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