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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 R4 vs GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0)

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  • 42specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 28identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 R4 has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 R4 has 1 more SATA connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) (6 vs 5). The GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 R4 has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) (4 vs 2). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA III, SATA, SATA II on the GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 R4, SATA on the GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0). Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 R4, mini ITX on the GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0).

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III, SATA, SATA II
    • SATA
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 5
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • mini ITX
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® B85
    • Intel® Z97

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Processoridentical
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one2
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600 MHz1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA III, SATA, SATA IISATA
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers21
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one4
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers65
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneNo
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one2
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneAtheros Killer E2201
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXmini ITX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85Intel® Z97
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 7 Enterprise, Windows 8, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 8.1, WindowsWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI slotsKnown for one1
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit128 Mbit
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers174 mm170 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffersNorton Internet Security (OEM version) Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect TechnologyNorton Internet Security (OEM version), Intel Rapid Start Technology, Intel Smart Connect Technology, Intel Smart Response Technology, Intel Wireless Display
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneNo
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for oneNo
Other featuresKnown for one@BIOS, EasyTune, EZ Setup, Fast Boot, Cloud Station, ON/OFF Charge, Smart TimeLock, Smart Recovery 2, System Information Viewer, USB Blocker, Q-Flash, Smart Switch, Xpress Install

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