Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Q87M-E/CSM Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-F2A78M-DASHV motherboard AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX

45specifications compared
19differ
26identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Q87M-E/CSM Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel
- GA-F2A78M-DASHV motherboard AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- Q87M-E/CSM Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- GA-F2A78M-DASHV motherboard AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Socket FM2+
Supported memory clock speeds
- Q87M-E/CSM Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
- GA-F2A78M-DASHV motherboard AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- Q87M-E/CSM Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:32 GB
- GA-F2A78M-DASHV motherboard AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:64 GB
Maximum graphics card memory
- Q87M-E/CSM Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1024 MB
- GA-F2A78M-DASHV motherboard AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:2048 MB
USB 2.0 connectors
- Q87M-E/CSM Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:3
- GA-F2A78M-DASHV motherboard AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- Q87M-E/CSM Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- GA-F2A78M-DASHV motherboard AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Q87M-E/CSM Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- GA-F2A78M-DASHV motherboard AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:2

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Comparison of Q87M-E/CSM, GA-F2A78M-DASHV
77 specifications	A ASUS Q87M-E/CSM Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model Q87M-E/CSM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-F2A78M-DASHV motherboard AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model GA-F2A78M-DASHV View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	Socket FM2+
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	AMD A
Memory2 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	64 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10, JBOD
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1024 MB	2048 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way CrossFireX
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	2
Front panel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4a
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPort versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® I217-LM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Q87	AMD A78
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887-VD	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fan, Temperature, Voltage
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 slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	128 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	5.0
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	224 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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