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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO vs GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX

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  • 60specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 41identical
  • 53known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO has 4 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX (8 vs 4). Only the ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO has TPM connector. Only the ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO has S/PDIF out port.

  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 32 GB
    • 16 GB
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 8
    • 4
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 0
    • 2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 4
    • 1
  • TPM connector
    • Yes
    • No
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1

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GIGABYTE

GA-B85M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX

Model GA-B85M-HD3

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Processoridentical
Supported processor socketsKnown for oneLGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1500,1600,1666,1800,1866,1900,2000,2100,2133,2200,2250,2400,2450,2600,2666,2800 MHz1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB16 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLINot supported
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
HDCPKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O4 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers84
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers02
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneNo
Power fan connectorKnown for oneNo
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers41
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneNo
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one0
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
TPM connectorDiffersYesNo
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one0
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 one0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0
Headphone outputsKnown for one6
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmini ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z87Intel® B85
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers31
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x16, 2x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0, 3.0
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Processor special features1 differ
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)DiffersYesNo
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm174 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneIntel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Intel Small Business Advantage Norton Internet Security
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneNo
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
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one0
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneYes
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneYes

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