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Fujitsu D3236-S motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs MSI Z87M Gaming

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  • 42specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 20identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

  • DirectX version
    • D3236-S motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:11.1
    • Z87M Gaming:11
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • D3236-S motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:3
    • Z87M Gaming:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • D3236-S motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
    • Z87M Gaming:1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • D3236-S motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:6
    • Z87M Gaming:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • D3236-S motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
    • Z87M Gaming:6
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • D3236-S motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
    • Z87M Gaming:1
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • D3236-S motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:0
    • Z87M Gaming:2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • D3236-S motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
    • Z87M Gaming:1

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Comparison of D3236-S, Z87M Gaming
77 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxxUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersMicro SATA, PCI Express 3.0, SATA IIISATA III
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD GraphicsUnknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionDiffers11.111
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectors66
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorYesYes
12V power connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports9 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers62
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers26
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityDiffers02
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantityDiffers02
DVI-D ports quantity00
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers21
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portDiffersNoYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® I210-AT, Intel I217LMBigfoot Killer E2205
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Q87Intel® Z87
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC671Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 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
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePC
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMIUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 60 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers243.8 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers304.8 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source

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