Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-F2A88XM-D3H motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

45specifications compared
22differ
23identical
55known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-F2A88XM-D3H motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD
- GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-F2A88XM-D3H motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Socket FM2+
- GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Number of memory slots
- GA-F2A88XM-D3H motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:4
- GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-F2A88XM-D3H motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
- GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-F2A88XM-D3H motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:64 GB
- GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-F2A88XM-D3H motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
- GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-F2A88XM-D3H motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1
- GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-F2A88XM-D3H motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:8
- GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-F2A88XM-D3H, GA-H81M-S1
100 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-F2A88XM-D3H motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model GA-F2A88XM-D3H View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-H81M-S1 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM2+	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA II, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 7000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	8	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A88X	Intel® H81
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	1	2
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
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	64 Mbit
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio Modem Rise (AMR) slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
CF card connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
CNR slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual Power System (DPS) slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
IPMI 2.0 slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source

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