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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO vs GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-OC Force

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  • 74specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 56identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-OC Force has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-OC Force has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO (10 vs 8). The GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-OC Force has 6 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO (10 vs 4). Only the GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-OC Force has Wi-Fi. Only the GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-OC Force has Bluetooth.

  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 8
    • 10
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 4
    • 10
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 6
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 1
    • 2
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Wi-Fi
    • No
    • Yes

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MAXIMUS VI HEROView product
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GA-Z87X-OC ForceView product
Memory1 differ
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 MHz1333,1600,3000 MHz
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI, 4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers810
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers410
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Serial port headersKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers46
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
HDMI ports quantityDiffers12
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
BluetoothDiffersNoYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXExtended ATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC898
Cooling typeDiffersPassiveActive
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers32
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers35
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x16, 2x81x16, 2x8, 2x16
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit16 Mbit
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers244 mm264 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneYes
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneYes

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