Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-F2A88XM-DS2 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H81.AMP-UP motherboard Intel® H81 ATX

50specifications compared
24differ
26identical
51known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-F2A88XM-DS2 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD
- GA-H81.AMP-UP motherboard Intel® H81 ATX:Intel
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-F2A88XM-DS2 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
- GA-H81.AMP-UP motherboard Intel® H81 ATX:1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-F2A88XM-DS2 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:64 GB
- GA-H81.AMP-UP motherboard Intel® H81 ATX:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-F2A88XM-DS2 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
- GA-H81.AMP-UP motherboard Intel® H81 ATX:SATA II, SATA III
Maximum graphics card memory
- GA-F2A88XM-DS2 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:2048 MB
- GA-H81.AMP-UP motherboard Intel® H81 ATX:1024 MB
Maximum resolution
- GA-F2A88XM-DS2 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:2560 x 1600 pixels
- GA-H81.AMP-UP motherboard Intel® H81 ATX:4096 x 2160 pixels
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-F2A88XM-DS2 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:4
- GA-H81.AMP-UP motherboard Intel® H81 ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-F2A88XM-DS2 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:0
- GA-H81.AMP-UP motherboard Intel® H81 ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-F2A88XM-DS2, GA-H81.AMP-UP
101 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-F2A88XM-DS2 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model GA-F2A88XM-DS2 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H81.AMP-UP motherboard Intel® H81 ATX Model GA-H81.AMP-UP View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketKnown for one	Socket FM2+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processors	1	1
Memory2 differ
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
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
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	2048 MB	1024 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	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 resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	4096 x 2160 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)	Yes	Yes
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	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headers	1	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
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 in	Yes	Yes
Digital audio optical outDiffers	0	5
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
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4a
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features4 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A88X	Intel® H81
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
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	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
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
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	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	225 mm	304 mm
DepthDiffers	174 mm	190 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareDiffers	Norton Internet Security	Norton Internet Security (OEM)
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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