Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS X99-E WS vs GIGABYTE GA-H81M-S2H motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

27specifications compared
18differ
9identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- X99-E WS:LGA 2011-v3
- GA-H81M-S2H motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported memory types
- X99-E WS:DDR4-SDRAM
- GA-H81M-S2H motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:DDR3-SDRAM
Memory channels
- X99-E WS:Quad-channel
- GA-H81M-S2H motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Dual-channel
Maximum internal memory
- X99-E WS:128 GB
- GA-H81M-S2H motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- X99-E WS:SATA
- GA-H81M-S2H motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
Number of SATA III connectors
- X99-E WS:8
- GA-H81M-S2H motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- X99-E WS:0
- GA-H81M-S2H motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- X99-E WS:2, 10
- GA-H81M-S2H motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4

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Comparison of X99-E WS, GA-H81M-S2H
71 specifications	A ASUS X99-E WS View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H81M-S2H motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-H81M-S2H View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011-v3	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	E5-1600, E5-2600	Unknown — not stated by the source
LithographyKnown for one	22 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory channelsDiffers	Quad-channel	Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	128 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA	SATA II, SATA III
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	8	2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2, 10	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
IPMI LAN (RJ-45) portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	SSI CEB	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® H81
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Temperature
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 P
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	128 Mbit	32 Mbit
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	267 mm	174 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PCI Express x16 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one	7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733020	Unknown — not stated by the source

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