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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS MAXIMUS VI GENE vs GIGABYTE GA-P85-D3 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

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  • 44specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 29identical
  • 60known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA
    • SATA, SATA II, SATA III
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 0
    • 4
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 0
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 8
    • 6
  • TPM connector
    • Yes
    • No
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 6
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 2
  • S/PDIF out port
    • Yes
    • No

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GA-P85-D3 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

Model GA-P85-D3

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATASATA, SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers04
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers02
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers86
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneNo
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneNo
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectors33
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneNo
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one0
Parallel connectorKnown for oneNo
Serial port headersKnown for one1
TPM connectorDiffersYesNo
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers62
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers02
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity11
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
DVI-D ports quantity00
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one0
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portDiffersYesNo
Digital audio optical outKnown for one0
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one0
COM ports quantityKnown for one0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmini ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z87Intel® B85
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC892
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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 one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsKnown for one4
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
ACPI versionDiffers5.0a2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneYes
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneNo
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneIntel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Intel Small Business Advantage Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneNo
Audio Modem Rise (AMR) slotKnown for oneNo
CF card connectorKnown for oneNo
CNR slotKnown for oneNo
Dual Power System (DPS) slotKnown for oneNo
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneNo
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneNo
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for oneNo
IPMI 2.0 slotKnown for oneNo
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one3
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one0

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