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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK2 vs GIGABYTE GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

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  • 43specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 30identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK2 has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (2 vs 1). The ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK2 has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK2 (1 vs 0). Supported memory clock speeds: 1333,1600,1866 MHz on the ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK2, 1333,1600 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX. Motherboard form factor: ATX on the ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK2, micro ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX.

  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1333,1600,1866 MHz
    • 1333,1600 MHz
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • Motherboard form factor
    • ATX
    • micro ATX
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® Z97
    • Intel® H97

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68 specifications
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ASUS

SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK2View product
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GIGABYTE

GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

Model GA-H97M-HD3

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1866 MHz1333,1600 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Number of memory slotsKnown for one2
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesSATA IIISATA III
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneQuad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1000 MB
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
Number of SATA III connectors66
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of SATA connectors66
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers01
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one3
Microphone inYesYes
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I218-V
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z97Intel® H97
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsDiffers31
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit128 Mbit
ACPI version5.05.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm174 mm
Other featuresidentical
Supported UDIMM clock speedsKnown for one1333,1600 MHz
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one32 GB

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