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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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77 specifications
Processoridentical
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxxUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
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
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersMicro SATA, PCI Express 3.0, SATA IIISATA III
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
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
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
HDMI ports quantityDiffers02
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
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 chipsetDiffersIntel® Q87Intel® Z87
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC671Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
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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