Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS X99-S motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-B85M-DASH (rev. 1.1)

42specifications compared
23differ
19identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- X99-S motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:LGA 2011-v3
- GA-B85M-DASH (rev. 1.1):LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported memory types
- X99-S motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:DDR4-SDRAM
- GA-B85M-DASH (rev. 1.1):DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- X99-S motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:8
- GA-B85M-DASH (rev. 1.1):4
Memory channels
- X99-S motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:Quad-channel
- GA-B85M-DASH (rev. 1.1):Dual-channel
Maximum internal memory
- X99-S motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:64 GB
- GA-B85M-DASH (rev. 1.1):32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- X99-S motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:SATA III
- GA-B85M-DASH (rev. 1.1):SATA II, SATA III
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- X99-S motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:2
- GA-B85M-DASH (rev. 1.1):1
Number of SATA III connectors
- X99-S motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:8
- GA-B85M-DASH (rev. 1.1):4

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Comparison of X99-S, GA-B85M-DASH (rev. 1.1)
77 specifications	A ASUS X99-S motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX Model X99-S View product	B GIGABYTE GA-B85M-DASH (rev. 1.1)View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011-v3	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memory5 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	8	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channelsDiffers	Quad-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	8	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	8	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
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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	8	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4a
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® I218-V	Realtek 8111EP
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® X99	Intel® B85
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Temperature
Power source type	ATX	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 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	5	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS type	UEFI AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	128 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI version	5.0	5.0
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source

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