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ASUS H97-PRO Gamer vs GIGABYTE GA-H81N-D2H motherboard Intel® H81 mini ITX

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 17identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • H97-PRO Gamer:SATA III
    • GA-H81N-D2H motherboard Intel® H81 mini ITX:SATA, SATA II
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • H97-PRO Gamer:3
    • GA-H81N-D2H motherboard Intel® H81 mini ITX:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • H97-PRO Gamer:1
    • GA-H81N-D2H motherboard Intel® H81 mini ITX:0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • H97-PRO Gamer:4
    • GA-H81N-D2H motherboard Intel® H81 mini ITX:2
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • H97-PRO Gamer:0
    • GA-H81N-D2H motherboard Intel® H81 mini ITX:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • H97-PRO Gamer:2
    • GA-H81N-D2H motherboard Intel® H81 mini ITX:4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • H97-PRO Gamer:4
    • GA-H81N-D2H motherboard Intel® H81 mini ITX:2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • H97-PRO Gamer:1
    • GA-H81N-D2H motherboard Intel® H81 mini ITX:2

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Comparison of H97-PRO Gamer, GA-H81N-D2H
58 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 1150 (Socket H3)Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®
Memoryidentical
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channelUnknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one32 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speeds1333,1600 MHz1333,1600 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA, SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneQuad-GPU CrossFireXUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers31
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers42
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers02
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I218-VUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmini ITX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H97Intel® H81
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm170 mm

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