Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-F2A88XM-HD3 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H81M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

38specifications compared
15differ
23identical
62known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-F2A88XM-HD3 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD
- GA-H81M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-F2A88XM-HD3 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Socket FM2+
- GA-H81M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Memory slots type
- GA-F2A88XM-HD3 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:DIMM
- GA-H81M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SO-DIMM
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-F2A88XM-HD3 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
- GA-H81M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-F2A88XM-HD3 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:64 GB
- GA-H81M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-F2A88XM-HD3 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
- GA-H81M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA
Maximum resolution
- GA-F2A88XM-HD3 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:4096 x 2160 pixels
- GA-H81M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1920 x 1200 pixels
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-F2A88XM-HD3 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:8
- GA-H81M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4

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Comparison of GA-F2A88XM-HD3, GA-H81M-DS2V
100 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-F2A88XM-HD3 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model GA-F2A88XM-HD3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H81M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-H81M-DS2V 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
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeDiffers	DIMM	SO-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
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
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 cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 7000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4096 x 2160 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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)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	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
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 quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
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
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
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro 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
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (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 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	UEFI AMI	UEFI 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 & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	174 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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