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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H81M-HD2 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI Z97 U3 PLUS

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 31identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 32 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA III
  • Parallel processing technology support
    • Not supported
    • 2-Way CrossFireX
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 0
    • 2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 2
    • 6
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 8

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70 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-H81M-HD2 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

Model GA-H81M-HD2

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MSI

Z97 U3 PLUSView product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000,3100,3200 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersNot supported2-Way CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers02
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers26
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers28
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek 8111G
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H81Intel® Z97
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC892
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one3
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers226 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers170 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security (OEM version)

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