Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M5 vs GIGABYTE GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

56specifications compared
19differ
37identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M5 has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M5 has 4 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (6 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 4 more SATA II connectors than the GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M5 (4 vs 0). Processor socket: LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M5, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the GIGABYTE GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Supported memory clock speeds: 1333,1600 MHz on the GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M5, 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Processor socket
- G1.Sniper M5:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- G1.Sniper M5:4
- GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Supported memory clock speeds
- G1.Sniper M5:1333,1600 MHz
- GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- G1.Sniper M5:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
- GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
Number of SATA III connectors
- G1.Sniper M5:6
- GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- G1.Sniper M5:0
- GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- G1.Sniper M5:2
- GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- G1.Sniper M5:4
- GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of G1.Sniper M5, GA-H77M-HD3
84 specifications	A GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M5 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H77M-HD3 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA II, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	2	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers	5	1
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Z87	Intel H77
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU, Fan, Temperature	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	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
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x4, 1x8, 1x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	64 Mbit
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	174 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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