Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-B85M-DS3H-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI X99A GAMING 9 ACK

47specifications compared
24differ
23identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-B85M-DS3H-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- X99A GAMING 9 ACK:LGA 2011-v3
Supported memory types
- GA-B85M-DS3H-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:DDR3-SDRAM
- X99A GAMING 9 ACK:DDR4-SDRAM
Memory channels
- GA-B85M-DS3H-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Dual-channel
- X99A GAMING 9 ACK:Quad-channel
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-B85M-DS3H-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1333,1600 MHz
- X99A GAMING 9 ACK:2133,2200,2400,2600,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-B85M-DS3H-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:32 GB
- X99A GAMING 9 ACK:128 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-B85M-DS3H-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- X99A GAMING 9 ACK:M.2, SATA III
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-B85M-DS3H-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- X99A GAMING 9 ACK:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-B85M-DS3H-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- X99A GAMING 9 ACK:10

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Comparison of GA-B85M-DS3H-A, X99A GAMING 9 ACK
79 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-B85M-DS3H-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-B85M-DS3H-A View product	B MSI X99A GAMING 9 ACK View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 2011-v3
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®	Intel® Core™ i7 Extreme Edition
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i7-xxx Extreme Edition
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LGA 2011-v3 (Socket R)
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Quad-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600 MHz	2133,2200,2400,2600,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	128 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	M.2, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3-Way SLI, 4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	10
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	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	2	6
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothDiffers	No	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.1
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	Extended ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B85	Intel® X99
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC1150
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU, Fan, Temperature	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	1	5
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI AMI	UEFI
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	264 mm
Other featuresidentical
BIOS switch buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology	Unknown — not stated by the source

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