Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H81N-D2H motherboard Intel® H81 mini ITX vs GIGABYTE GA-H97-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0)

31specifications compared
13differ
18identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-H81N-D2H motherboard Intel® H81 mini ITX:SATA, SATA II
- GA-H97-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-H81N-D2H motherboard Intel® H81 mini ITX:1
- GA-H97-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-H81N-D2H motherboard Intel® H81 mini ITX:0
- GA-H97-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):1
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-H81N-D2H motherboard Intel® H81 mini ITX:2
- GA-H97-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):6
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-H81N-D2H motherboard Intel® H81 mini ITX:2
- GA-H97-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-H81N-D2H motherboard Intel® H81 mini ITX:4
- GA-H97-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-H81N-D2H motherboard Intel® H81 mini ITX:2
- GA-H97-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):4
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-H81N-D2H motherboard Intel® H81 mini ITX:2
- GA-H97-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):1

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Comparison of GA-H81N-D2H, GA-H97-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0)
65 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H81N-D2H motherboard Intel® H81 mini ITX Model GA-H81N-D2H View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H97-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA II	SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4a
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H81	Intel® H97
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC1150
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	APP Center @BIOS EasyTune EZ Setup Fast Boot Game Controller ON/OFF Charge Smart TimeLock Smart Recovery 2 System Information Viewer USB Blocker Q-Flash Smart Switch Xpress Install
Expansion slotsidentical
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	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	214 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

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