Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1 vs GIGABYTE MD80-TM0 (rev. 1.0)

26specifications compared
18differ
8identical
50known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- MD80-TM0 (rev. 1.0):LGA 2011-v3
Supported memory types
- SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1:DDR3-SDRAM
- MD80-TM0 (rev. 1.0):DDR4-SDRAM
ECC сompatibility
- SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1:Non-ECC
- MD80-TM0 (rev. 1.0):ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1:1333,1600,1866 MHz
- MD80-TM0 (rev. 1.0):1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
RAID levels
- SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1:0, 1, 5, 10
- MD80-TM0 (rev. 1.0):0, 1, 1E, 5, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1:2
- MD80-TM0 (rev. 1.0):0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1:2
- MD80-TM0 (rev. 1.0):1
Number of SATA III connectors
- SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1:6
- MD80-TM0 (rev. 1.0):10

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Comparison of SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1, MD80-TM0 (rev. 1.0)
76 specifications	A ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1 View product	B GIGABYTE MD80-TM0 (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 2011-v3
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E5-2600
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866 MHz	1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Quad-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2 V
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 1E, 5, 10
RAID supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aspeed AST2400
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	10
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Integrated SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	3
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® I218-V, Realtek 8111GR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	Extended ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Z97	Intel® C612
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Server
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	1	0
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	330 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Anti-virus software (OEM version) ASUS/TUF CPU-Z ASUS Utilities EZ Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Maximum LRDIMM memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 GB
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2

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