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GIGABYTE GA-H81TN motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX vs GIGABYTE GA-Q87TN motherboard Intel® Q87 mini ITX

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  • 48specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 40identical
  • 6known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • GA-H81TN motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:SATA II, SATA III
    • GA-Q87TN motherboard Intel® Q87 mini ITX:SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • GA-H81TN motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:5
    • GA-Q87TN motherboard Intel® Q87 mini ITX:1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • GA-H81TN motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2
    • GA-Q87TN motherboard Intel® Q87 mini ITX:6
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • GA-H81TN motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
    • GA-Q87TN motherboard Intel® Q87 mini ITX:0
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-H81TN motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2
    • GA-Q87TN motherboard Intel® Q87 mini ITX:0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • GA-H81TN motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2
    • GA-Q87TN motherboard Intel® Q87 mini ITX:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • GA-H81TN motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
    • GA-Q87TN motherboard Intel® Q87 mini ITX:2
  • Motherboard chipset
    • GA-H81TN motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:Intel® H81
    • GA-Q87TN motherboard Intel® Q87 mini ITX:Intel® Q87

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Comparison of GA-H81TN, GA-Q87TN
54 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 1150 (Socket H3)Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots22
Memory slots typeSO-DIMMSO-DIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
Memory voltage1.5 V1.5 V
Supported memory clock speeds1333,1600 MHz1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA III
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolution4096 x 2160 pixels4096 x 2160 pixels
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers51
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors00
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers26
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port headers11
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity00
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity11
HDMI version1.4a1.4a
DVI-D ports quantity00
DisplayPorts quantity11
Microphone inYesYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factormini ITXmini ITX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H81Intel® Q87
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
PC health monitoringCPUCPU
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedWindows 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, WinWindows 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 x4 slots11
Mini PCI Express slots11
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeEFI AMIEFI AMI
ACPI version2.0a2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width170 mm170 mm
Depth170 mm170 mm
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantity11

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