Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-C1037UN-L motherboard Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX

43specifications compared
20differ
23identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- GA-C1037UN-L motherboard Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:BGA 1023
Number of memory slots
- Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
- GA-C1037UN-L motherboard Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:2
Maximum internal memory
- Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:32 GB
- GA-C1037UN-L motherboard Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:SATA III
- GA-C1037UN-L motherboard Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:3
- GA-C1037UN-L motherboard Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1
- GA-C1037UN-L motherboard Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:0
Number of SATA III connectors
- Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:6
- GA-C1037UN-L motherboard Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:1
Number of SATA II connectors
- Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:0
- GA-C1037UN-L motherboard Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:3

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Comparison of Z97-P, GA-C1037UN-L
83 specifications	A ASUS Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model Z97-P View product	B GIGABYTE GA-C1037UN-L motherboard Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX Model GA-C1037UN-L View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	BGA 1023
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GT/s
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1037U
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	3200,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2250,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1200 pixels
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	1
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	3
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Chassis intrusion 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
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek 8111G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	mini ITX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Z97	Intel® HM70 Express
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, Power supply, 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 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI version	5.0	5.0
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VT-x
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	213 mm	170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (OEM) Intel Smart Connect Technology
Other featuresidentical
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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