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ASUS MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS vs GIGABYTE GA-H81N-D2H motherboard Intel® H81 mini ITX

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 10identical
  • 33known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS:SATA III
    • GA-H81N-D2H motherboard Intel® H81 mini ITX:SATA, SATA II
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS:2
    • GA-H81N-D2H motherboard Intel® H81 mini ITX:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS:1
    • GA-H81N-D2H motherboard Intel® H81 mini ITX:0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS:6
    • GA-H81N-D2H motherboard Intel® H81 mini ITX:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS:2
    • GA-H81N-D2H motherboard Intel® H81 mini ITX:4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS:6
    • GA-H81N-D2H motherboard Intel® H81 mini ITX:2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS:1
    • GA-H81N-D2H motherboard Intel® H81 mini ITX:2
  • Motherboard form factor
    • MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS:ATX
    • GA-H81N-D2H motherboard Intel® H81 mini ITX:mini ITX

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Comparison of MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS, GA-H81N-D2H
56 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 1150 (Socket H3)Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers3300,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2400,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200 MHz1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one32 GBUnknown — 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 one3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLIUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers62
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
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 one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
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 quantityDiffers62
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
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
Wi-FiKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmini ITX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z97Intel® H81
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm170 mm

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