GIGABYTE GA-F2A78M-HD2 (rev. 3.0) vs GIGABYTE GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1)

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-F2A78M-HD2 (rev. 3.0) has 48 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1) (64 GB vs 16 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-F2A78M-HD2 (rev. 3.0) has 1,024 MB more maximum graphics card memory than the GIGABYTE GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1) (2048 MB vs 1024 MB). The GIGABYTE GA-F2A78M-HD2 (rev. 3.0) has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1) (2 vs 1). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-F2A78M-HD2 (rev. 3.0), Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1). Processor socket: Socket FM2 on the GIGABYTE GA-F2A78M-HD2 (rev. 3.0), LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the GIGABYTE GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1).

• Processor manufacturer
  • GA-F2A78M-HD2 (rev. 3.0):AMD
  • GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1):Intel
• Processor socket
  • GA-F2A78M-HD2 (rev. 3.0):Socket FM2
  • GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1):LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
• Supported memory clock speeds
  • GA-F2A78M-HD2 (rev. 3.0):1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
  • GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1):1333,1600 MHz
• Maximum internal memory
  • GA-F2A78M-HD2 (rev. 3.0):64 GB
  • GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1):16 GB
• RAID levels
  • GA-F2A78M-HD2 (rev. 3.0):0, 1, 10, JBOD
  • GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1):0, 1, 5, 10
• Maximum graphics card memory
  • GA-F2A78M-HD2 (rev. 3.0):2048 MB
  • GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1):1024 MB
• Maximum resolution
  • GA-F2A78M-HD2 (rev. 3.0):2560 x 1600 pixels
  • GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1):3840 x 2160 pixels
• USB 2.0 connectors
  • GA-F2A78M-HD2 (rev. 3.0):2
  • GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1):1