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ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO vs GIGABYTE H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX

37specifications compared
20differ
17identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO has 48 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX (64 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the GIGABYTE H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX (2 vs 1). Processor socket: LGA 1151 (Socket H4) on the ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO, LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the GIGABYTE H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX. Supported memory types: DDR4-SDRAM on the ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO, DDR3-SDRAM on the GIGABYTE H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX.

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

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Comparison of MAXIMUS VIII HERO, H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX
64 specifications	A ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO View product	B GIGABYTE H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	3000,2133,3333,3400,2400,3200,3600,2800,3300,2666 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	16 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, 5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® I219-V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Z170	Intel® H81
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 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, Win
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	128 Mbit	32 Mbit
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	174 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
Other featuresidentical
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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