Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-B85N motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX vs GIGABYTE GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1)

55specifications compared
11differ
44identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-B85N motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:SATA II, SATA III
- GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1):SATA III
Maximum resolution
- GA-B85N motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:4096 x 2160 pixels
- GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1):3840 x 2160 pixels
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-B85N motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:3
- GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1):4
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-B85N motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
- GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1):0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-B85N motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:5
- GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1):2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-B85N motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2
- GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1):4
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-B85N motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:0
- GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1):1
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-B85N motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
- GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1):0

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Comparison of GA-B85N, GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1)
68 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-B85N motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX Model GA-B85N View product	B GIGABYTE GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1)View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processors	1	1
Memoryidentical
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
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds	1333,1600 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memory	1024 MB	1024 MB
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4096 x 2160 pixels	3840 x 2160 pixels
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial port headers	1	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	5	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantity	1	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
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
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	mini ITX	mini ITX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B85	Intel® Q87
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC898	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
PC health monitoring	CPU	CPU
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supported	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, Win
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
Mini PCI Express slot (full length)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	UEFI AMI	UEFI AMI
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	170 mm	170 mm
Depth	170 mm	170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled software	Norton Internet Security (OEM) Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Intel Small Business Advantage	Norton Internet Security (OEM) Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Intel Small Business Advantage
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantity	1	1
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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