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ASUS Z87-DELUXE/QUAD Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

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  • 43specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 23identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • Z87-DELUXE/QUAD Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
    • GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • Z87-DELUXE/QUAD Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:32 GB
    • GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:16 GB
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • Z87-DELUXE/QUAD Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1
    • GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • Z87-DELUXE/QUAD Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:10
    • GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • Z87-DELUXE/QUAD Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:0
    • GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • Z87-DELUXE/QUAD Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
    • GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • Z87-DELUXE/QUAD Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:6
    • GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • Z87-DELUXE/QUAD Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
    • GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of Z87-DELUXE/QUAD, GA-H81M-S1
69 specifications
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz1333,1600 MHz
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 controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLIUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers102
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers02
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers62
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers02
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I217-V, Realtek 8111GRUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z87Intel® H81
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1150Realtek ALC887
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
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers42
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIEFI AMI
ACPI versionDiffers5.02.0a
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm226 mm
DepthDiffers305 mm170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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