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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
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
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
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown 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
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B85	Intel® Q87
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC898	Realtek ALC887
Expansion slotsidentical
Mini PCI Express slot (full length)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
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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