Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z87N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX

89specifications compared
18differ
71identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z87N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX has 2 more SATA II connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z87N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX (2 vs 0). The GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX has 2 more SATA connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z87N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX (6 vs 4). Only the GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX has EPS power connector (8-pin). Only the GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX has parallel connector.

USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-B85M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX:2
- GA-Z87N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX:1
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-B85M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX:2
- GA-Z87N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX:0
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-B85M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX:6
- GA-Z87N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX:4
EPS power connector (8-pin)
- GA-B85M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX:Yes
- GA-Z87N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX:No
Parallel connector
- GA-B85M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX:Yes
- GA-Z87N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX:No
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-B85M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX:4
- GA-Z87N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-B85M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX:2
- GA-Z87N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-B85M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX:1
- GA-Z87N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-B85M-HD3, GA-Z87N-WIFI
117 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX Model GA-B85M-HD3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-Z87N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX Model GA-Z87N-WIFI View product
Processoridentical
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Memoryidentical
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Differs	Yes	No
Parallel connectorDiffers	Yes	No
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
S/PDIF out portDiffers	No	Yes
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B85	Intel® Z87
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Expansion slotsidentical
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	174 mm	170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Intel Small Business Advantage Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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