Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H81N motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-HD3 (rev. 1.1)

52specifications compared
17differ
35identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-H81N motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2
- GA-Z87X-HD3 (rev. 1.1):4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-H81N motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:16 GB
- GA-Z87X-HD3 (rev. 1.1):32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-H81N motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:SATA II, SATA III
- GA-Z87X-HD3 (rev. 1.1):SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-H81N motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
- GA-Z87X-HD3 (rev. 1.1):3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-H81N motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:0
- GA-Z87X-HD3 (rev. 1.1):1
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-H81N motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2
- GA-Z87X-HD3 (rev. 1.1):6
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-H81N motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
- GA-Z87X-HD3 (rev. 1.1):0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-H81N motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:5
- GA-Z87X-HD3 (rev. 1.1):2

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Comparison of GA-H81N, GA-Z87X-HD3 (rev. 1.1)
66 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H81N motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX Model GA-H81N View product	B GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-HD3 (rev. 1.1)View product
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600 MHz	1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way CrossFireX
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	1	0
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	5	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H81	Intel® Z87
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	EFI AMI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	225 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Norton® Internet Security (OEM)	Norton Internet Security (OEM) Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Intel Smart Response Technology
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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