Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Q87T Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX vs GIGABYTE G1.SNIPER Z87

39specifications compared
15differ
24identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Memory slots type
- Q87T Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:SO-DIMM
- G1.SNIPER Z87:DIMM
Maximum internal memory
- Q87T Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:16 GB
- G1.SNIPER Z87:32 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- Q87T Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:3
- G1.SNIPER Z87:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- Q87T Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:4
- G1.SNIPER Z87:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Q87T Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:0
- G1.SNIPER Z87:3
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Q87T Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2
- G1.SNIPER Z87:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- Q87T Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:0
- G1.SNIPER Z87:1
Component for
- Q87T Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:Nettop
- G1.SNIPER Z87:PC

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Comparison of Q87T, G1.SNIPER Z87
78 specifications	A ASUS Q87T Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX Model Q87T View product	B GIGABYTE G1.SNIPER Z87 View product
Processoridentical
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeDiffers	SO-DIMM	DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	3
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4a
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features4 differ
Component forDiffers	Nettop	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Q87	Intel® Z87
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887-VD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Mini PCI Express slot (full length)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini PCI Express slot (half-length)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	233 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS switch buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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