Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P9D-MH/SAS/10G-DUAL Intel® C224 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H81M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

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  • 25specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 11identical
  • 59known for one product only

Key differences

  • ECC сompatibility
    • P9D-MH/SAS/10G-DUAL Intel® C224 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:ECC
    • GA-H81M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Non-ECC
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P9D-MH/SAS/10G-DUAL Intel® C224 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:32 GB
    • GA-H81M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:16 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P9D-MH/SAS/10G-DUAL Intel® C224 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
    • GA-H81M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • P9D-MH/SAS/10G-DUAL Intel® C224 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1, 2
    • GA-H81M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P9D-MH/SAS/10G-DUAL Intel® C224 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • GA-H81M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • P9D-MH/SAS/10G-DUAL Intel® C224 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
    • GA-H81M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
  • Component for
    • P9D-MH/SAS/10G-DUAL Intel® C224 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Server
    • GA-H81M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:PC
  • Motherboard chipset
    • P9D-MH/SAS/10G-DUAL Intel® C224 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel® C224
    • GA-H81M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel® H81

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Comparison of P9D-MH/SAS/10G-DUAL, GA-H81M-DS2
84 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 Xeon seriesKnown for oneE3-1200Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
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 memoryDiffers32 GB16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesSATA II, SATA IIISATA II, SATA III
RAID supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1024 MB
Maximum resolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1920 x 1200 pixels
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/O1 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 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM 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 quantityDiffers1, 22
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 quantity11
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 quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers10 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I210-ATUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component forDiffersServerPC
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® C224Intel® H81
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCPU, Fan, Temperature
Power source typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CertificationKnown for oneCE, FCC(Class B)Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers01
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (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 source128 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVT-x
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers243.8 mm226 mm
DepthDiffers243.8 mm170 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffersASWM EnterpriseNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Supported DIMM module capacitiesKnown for one2GB, 4GB, 8GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported UDIMM clock speedsKnown for one1333,1600 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one32 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — 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

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