Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-7PESH3 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) vs GIGABYTE GA-H81M-S2PH motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

44specifications compared
21differ
23identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-7PESH3 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):LGA 2011 (Socket R)
- GA-H81M-S2PH motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Number of memory slots
- GA-7PESH3 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):8
- GA-H81M-S2PH motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Memory channels
- GA-7PESH3 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):Quad-channel
- GA-H81M-S2PH motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Dual-channel
Memory voltage
- GA-7PESH3 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):1.35,1.5 V
- GA-H81M-S2PH motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1.5 V
ECC сompatibility
- GA-7PESH3 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):ECC & Non-ECC
- GA-H81M-S2PH motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-7PESH3 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
- GA-H81M-S2PH motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1333,1600 MHz
Graphics card family
- GA-7PESH3 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):Aspeed
- GA-H81M-S2PH motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel
Maximum resolution
- GA-7PESH3 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):1920 x 1200 pixels
- GA-H81M-S2PH motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4096 x 2160 pixels

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Comparison of GA-7PESH3, GA-H81M-S2PH
77 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-7PESH3 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Model GA-7PESH3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H81M-S2PH motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-H81M-S2PH View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011 (Socket R)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	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
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory5 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	8	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channelsDiffers	Quad-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltageDiffers	1.35,1.5 V	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, 1E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Graphics card familyDiffers	Aspeed	Intel
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1920 x 1200 pixels	4096 x 2160 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	3	0
Number of SATA III connectors	2	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	3	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4a
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82574L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C602	Intel® H81
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
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
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	330 mm	180 mm
Other featuresidentical
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
IPMI 2.0 slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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