ASUS MAXIMUS VIII GENE vs GIGABYTE H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX

Key differences

The ASUS MAXIMUS VIII GENE has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS MAXIMUS VIII GENE has 48 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX (64 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS MAXIMUS VIII GENE has 2 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX (4 vs 2). Processor socket: LGA 1151 (Socket H4) on the ASUS MAXIMUS VIII GENE, LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the GIGABYTE H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX. Supported memory types: DDR4-SDRAM on the ASUS MAXIMUS VIII GENE, DDR3-SDRAM on the GIGABYTE H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX.

• Processor socket
  • MAXIMUS VIII GENE:LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
  • H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
• Supported memory types
  • MAXIMUS VIII GENE:DDR4-SDRAM
  • H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX:DDR3-SDRAM
• Number of memory slots
  • MAXIMUS VIII GENE:4
  • H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX:2
• Maximum internal memory
  • MAXIMUS VIII GENE:64 GB
  • H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX:16 GB
• Supported storage drive interfaces
  • MAXIMUS VIII GENE:M.2, SATA III
  • H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX:SATA II, SATA III
• Number of SATA III connectors
  • MAXIMUS VIII GENE:4
  • H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX:2
• USB 2.0 ports quantity
  • MAXIMUS VIII GENE:0
  • H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX:2
• USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
  • MAXIMUS VIII GENE:6
  • H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX:4