Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-B85M-D2V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-F2A88XM-DS2 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX

55specifications compared
20differ
35identical
48known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-B85M-D2V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel
- GA-F2A88XM-DS2 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-B85M-D2V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- GA-F2A88XM-DS2 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Socket FM2+
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-B85M-D2V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1333,1600 MHz
- GA-F2A88XM-DS2 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-B85M-D2V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:16 GB
- GA-F2A88XM-DS2 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:64 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-B85M-D2V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- GA-F2A88XM-DS2 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
Maximum graphics card memory
- GA-B85M-D2V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1024 MB
- GA-F2A88XM-DS2 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:2048 MB
Graphics card family
- GA-B85M-D2V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel
- GA-F2A88XM-DS2 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD
Maximum resolution
- GA-B85M-D2V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1920 x 1200 pixels
- GA-F2A88XM-DS2 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:2560 x 1600 pixels

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Comparison of GA-B85M-D2V, GA-F2A88XM-DS2
103 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-B85M-D2V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-B85M-D2V View product	B GIGABYTE GA-F2A88XM-DS2 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model GA-F2A88XM-DS2 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	Socket FM2+
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	AMD A
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600 MHz	1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	64 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA, SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphics3 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1024 MB	2048 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics card familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Radeon HD 7000
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1920 x 1200 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Discrete graphics support	Yes	Yes
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectors	4	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Serial port headers	1	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B85	AMD A88X
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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	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
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	32 Mbit	16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperDiffers	No	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	225 mm
Depth	174 mm	174 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareDiffers	Norton® Internet Security (OEM), Intel Rapid Start Technology, Intel Smart Connect Technology	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Audio Modem Rise (AMR) slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
CF card connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
CNR slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Dual Power System (DPS) slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
IPMI 2.0 slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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