Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-B85TN motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX vs GIGABYTE GA-F2A88X-UP4 (rev. 3.0)

38specifications compared
23differ
15identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-B85TN motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:Intel
- GA-F2A88X-UP4 (rev. 3.0):AMD
Processor socket
- GA-B85TN motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- GA-F2A88X-UP4 (rev. 3.0):Socket FM2+
Number of memory slots
- GA-B85TN motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2
- GA-F2A88X-UP4 (rev. 3.0):4
Memory slots type
- GA-B85TN motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:SO-DIMM
- GA-F2A88X-UP4 (rev. 3.0):DIMM
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-B85TN motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1333,1600 MHz
- GA-F2A88X-UP4 (rev. 3.0):1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-B85TN motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:16 GB
- GA-F2A88X-UP4 (rev. 3.0):64 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-B85TN motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:SATA II, SATA III
- GA-F2A88X-UP4 (rev. 3.0):SATA
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-B85TN motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
- GA-F2A88X-UP4 (rev. 3.0):4

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Comparison of GA-B85TN, GA-F2A88X-UP4 (rev. 3.0)
71 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-B85TN motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX Model GA-B85TN View product	B GIGABYTE GA-F2A88X-UP4 (rev. 3.0)View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	Socket FM2+
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	AMD A
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor thermal power (max)Known for one	84 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slots typeDiffers	SO-DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600 MHz	1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	64 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolution	4096 x 2160 pixels	4096 x 2160 pixels
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000 MB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	4
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headers	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DisplayPorts quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features4 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B85	AMD A88X
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Yes
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
Expansion slotsidentical
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS2 differ
BIOS type	EFI AMI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

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