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ASUS Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs ASUS Z87-WS motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

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  • 71specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 52identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z87-WS motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 4 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (10 vs 6). The ASUS Z87-WS motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 3 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (5 vs 2). The ASUS Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 1 more COM connectors than the ASUS Z87-WS motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (2 vs 1). Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the ASUS Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, ATX on the ASUS Z87-WS motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX. Audio chip: Realtek ALC887-VD on the ASUS Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, Realtek ALC1150 on the ASUS Z87-WS motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX.

  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
    • Z87-WS motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:10
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • Z87-WS motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:5
  • Number of COM connectors
    • Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • Z87-WS motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • Z87-WS motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
    • Z87-WS motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
    • Z87-WS motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • Z87-WS motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
    • Z87-WS motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:0

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Comparison of Q87M-E, Z87-WS
88 specifications
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz1333,1500,1600,1666,1800,1866,1900,2000,2100,2133,2200,2250,2400,2450,2600,2666,2800 MHz
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI, 4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1792 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers610
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers25
Number of COM connectorsDiffers21
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantityDiffers02
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.4a
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsDiffers36
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networkidentical
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® Z87
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887-VDRealtek ALC1150
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers24
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x4, 1x161x16, 4x8
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers224 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express power connectors (6-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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