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ASUS Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-B85N Phoenix

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  • 44specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 26identical
  • 36known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
    • GA-B85N Phoenix:2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:32 GB
    • GA-B85N Phoenix:16 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:SATA III
    • GA-B85N Phoenix:SATA II, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:3
    • GA-B85N Phoenix:1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:6
    • GA-B85N Phoenix:3
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:0
    • GA-B85N Phoenix:1
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
    • GA-B85N Phoenix:1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
    • GA-B85N Phoenix:5

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Comparison of Z97-P, GA-B85N Phoenix
80 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers3200,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2250,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000 MHz1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1024 MB
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Maximum resolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4096 x 2160 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers31
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers63
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers01
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers25
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek 8111GUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmini ITX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z97Intel® B85
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC898
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 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
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSupport for Q-Flash Support for Xpress Install Support for APP Center @BIOS EasyTune EZ Setup USB Blocker Smart TimeLock Smart Recovery 2 Support for ON/OFF Charge
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots11
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit16 Mbit
ACPI version5.05.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers213 mm170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNorton Internet Security (OEM version) cFosSpeed
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one32 GBUnknown — not stated by the source

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