Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD7 TH

51specifications compared
19differ
32identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:3
- GA-Z87X-UD7 TH:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- GA-Z87X-UD7 TH:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
- GA-Z87X-UD7 TH:10
Number of chassis fan connectors
- H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- GA-Z87X-UD7 TH:7
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- GA-Z87X-UD7 TH:0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- GA-Z87X-UD7 TH:6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- GA-Z87X-UD7 TH:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- GA-Z87X-UD7 TH:0

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Comparison of H87M-PLUS, GA-Z87X-UD7 TH
88 specifications	A ASUS H87M-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H87M-PLUS View product	B GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD7 TH View product
Processoridentical
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memory1 differ
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1300,1600 MHz	1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 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
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Quad-GPU CrossFireX	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI, 4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	10
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	7
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
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4a
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
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
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek 8111G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	Extended ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H87	Intel® Z87
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC898
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, Power supply, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
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 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	2	5
PCI 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
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
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	264 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOS switch buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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