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ASUS VANGUARD B85 vs GIGABYTE GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

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  • 39specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 21identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • VANGUARD B85:4
    • GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • VANGUARD B85:32 GB
    • GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:16 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • VANGUARD B85:SATA
    • GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • VANGUARD B85:3
    • GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • VANGUARD B85:1
    • GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • VANGUARD B85:6
    • GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • VANGUARD B85:4
    • GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • VANGUARD B85:1
    • GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of VANGUARD B85, GA-H81M-S1
56 specifications
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB16 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATASATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one4-Way CrossFireXUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85Intel® H81
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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, WinUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcemicro ATX
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC887
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFIEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers128 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers5.02.0a
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm226 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm170 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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