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GIGABYTE GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Q87TN motherboard Intel® Q87 mini ITX

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  • 44specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 25identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

  • Memory slots type
    • GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:DIMM
    • GA-Q87TN motherboard Intel® Q87 mini ITX:SO-DIMM
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
    • GA-Q87TN motherboard Intel® Q87 mini ITX:SATA III
  • Maximum resolution
    • GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1920 x 1200 pixels
    • GA-Q87TN motherboard Intel® Q87 mini ITX:4096 x 2160 pixels
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • GA-Q87TN motherboard Intel® Q87 mini ITX:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
    • GA-Q87TN motherboard Intel® Q87 mini ITX:0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
    • GA-Q87TN motherboard Intel® Q87 mini ITX:6
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • GA-Q87TN motherboard Intel® Q87 mini ITX:0
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
    • GA-Q87TN motherboard Intel® Q87 mini ITX:0

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Comparison of GA-B85M-D3V, GA-Q87TN
76 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 1150 (Socket H3)Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxxUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memory1 differ
Memory slots typeDiffersDIMMSO-DIMM
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA III
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers1920 x 1200 pixels4096 x 2160 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Parallel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers40
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.4a
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Digital audio optical outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXmini ITX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85Intel® Q87
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887Unknown — not stated by the source
PC health monitoringDiffersCPU, Fan, Power supply, TemperatureCPU
Cooling typeKnown for onePassiveUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers174 mm170 mm
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
mSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1

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