Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-7PESH4 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) vs GIGABYTE GA-H81M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

36specifications compared
19differ
17identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-7PESH4 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):LGA 2011 (Socket R)
- GA-H81M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Number of memory slots
- GA-7PESH4 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):16
- GA-H81M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Memory channels
- GA-7PESH4 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):Quad-channel
- GA-H81M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Dual-channel
Memory voltage
- GA-7PESH4 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):1.35,1.5 V
- GA-H81M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1.5 V
ECC сompatibility
- GA-7PESH4 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):ECC & Non-ECC
- GA-H81M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-7PESH4 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
- GA-H81M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1333,1600 MHz
Maximum resolution
- GA-7PESH4 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):1920 x 1200 pixels
- GA-H81M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:3840 x 2160 pixels
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-7PESH4 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):0
- GA-H81M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-7PESH4, GA-H81M-HD3
75 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-7PESH4 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Model GA-7PESH4 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H81M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-H81M-HD3 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®
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 GT/s
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	16	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
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1920 x 1200 pixels	3840 x 2160 pixels
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Aspeed	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectors	2	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® I350-AM4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	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 chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
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 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	224 mm
DepthDiffers	330 mm	190 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Cables includedKnown for one	AC, SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PCI Express x16 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for one	8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported RDIMM module capacityKnown for one	32GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
IPMI 2.0 slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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