Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z170-DELUXE Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs GIGABYTE H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX

42specifications compared
23differ
19identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z170-DELUXE Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX has 48 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX (64 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS Z170-DELUXE Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the GIGABYTE H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX (2 vs 1). The ASUS Z170-DELUXE Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX has 4 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX (6 vs 2). Processor socket: LGA 1151 (Socket H4) on the ASUS Z170-DELUXE Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX, LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the GIGABYTE H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX. Supported memory types: DDR4-SDRAM on the ASUS Z170-DELUXE Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX, DDR3-SDRAM on the GIGABYTE H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX.

Processor socket
- Z170-DELUXE Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
- H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported memory types
- Z170-DELUXE Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:DDR4-SDRAM
- H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX:DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory
- Z170-DELUXE Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:64 GB
- H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z170-DELUXE Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:SATA III
- H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX:SATA II, SATA III
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- Z170-DELUXE Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
- H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- Z170-DELUXE Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:6
- H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- Z170-DELUXE Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:0
- H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Z170-DELUXE Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
- H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX:2

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Comparison of Z170-DELUXE, H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX
87 specifications	A ASUS Z170-DELUXE Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX Model Z170-DELUXE View product	B GIGABYTE H81 CHIPSET MICRO ATX View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	16GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out 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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	6	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPort versionKnown for one	1.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® I211-AT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11a, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Z170	Intel® H81
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1150	Realtek ALC887
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Wi	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, 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, Win
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	4	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	32 Mbit
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Insider™Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	174 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
Other featuresidentical
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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