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ASUS P9D-I Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Mini-ITX vs GIGABYTE GA-H81-D3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 14identical
  • 57known for one product only

Key differences

  • ECC сompatibility
    • P9D-I Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Mini-ITX:ECC
    • GA-H81-D3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:Non-ECC
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P9D-I Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Mini-ITX:1
    • GA-H81-D3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P9D-I Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Mini-ITX:2
    • GA-H81-D3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:3
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P9D-I Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Mini-ITX:2
    • GA-H81-D3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • P9D-I Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Mini-ITX:1
    • GA-H81-D3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • P9D-I Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Mini-ITX:0
    • GA-H81-D3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1
  • Component for
    • P9D-I Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Mini-ITX:Server
    • GA-H81-D3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:PC
  • Motherboard form factor
    • P9D-I Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Mini-ITX:Mini-ITX
    • GA-H81-D3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:ATX

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Comparison of P9D-I, GA-H81-D3
83 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcei3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for oneE3-1200Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one2, 4Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Memory slots typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds1333,1600 MHz1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesSATA II, SATA IIISATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1024 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Maximum resolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1920 x 1200 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supportedUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one32 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneAspeed AST2300Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of SATA III connectors22
Number of SATA II connectors22
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers23
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantity11
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I210-ATUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component forDiffersServerPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersMini-ITXATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® C222Intel® H81
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC887
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePassive
Power source typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 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, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
CertificationKnown for oneCE, FCCUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers01
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers170 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers170 mm190 mm
Other featuresidentical
Number of processors supported11
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for one2GB, 4GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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