Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE G1.SNIPER Z87 vs GIGABYTE GA-B85TN motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX

39specifications compared
14differ
25identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Memory slots type
- G1.SNIPER Z87:DIMM
- GA-B85TN motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memory
- G1.SNIPER Z87:32 GB
- GA-B85TN motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- G1.SNIPER Z87:SATA III
- GA-B85TN motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- G1.SNIPER Z87:2
- GA-B85TN motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- G1.SNIPER Z87:6
- GA-B85TN motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:3
Number of SATA II connectors
- G1.SNIPER Z87:0
- GA-B85TN motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- G1.SNIPER Z87:3
- GA-B85TN motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- G1.SNIPER Z87:1
- GA-B85TN motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:0

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Comparison of G1.SNIPER Z87, GA-B85TN
68 specifications	A GIGABYTE G1.SNIPER Z87 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-B85TN motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX Model GA-B85TN View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Processor thermal power (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84 W
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory slots typeDiffers	DIMM	SO-DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	3
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
HDMI version	1.4a	1.4a
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
DisplayPorts quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	mini ITX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Z87	Intel® B85
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
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 slotsidentical
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	EFI AMI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 Mbit
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	233 mm	170 mm
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS switch buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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