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GIGABYTE GA-H87TN motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX vs MSI A78-G41 PC Mate

36specifications compared
19differ
17identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-H87TN motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:Intel
- A78-G41 PC Mate:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-H87TN motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- A78-G41 PC Mate:Socket FM2+
Memory slots type
- GA-H87TN motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:SO-DIMM
- A78-G41 PC Mate:DIMM
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-H87TN motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1333,1600 MHz
- A78-G41 PC Mate:1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-H87TN motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:16 GB
- A78-G41 PC Mate:32 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-H87TN motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:5
- A78-G41 PC Mate:3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-H87TN motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:0
- A78-G41 PC Mate:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-H87TN motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:4
- A78-G41 PC Mate:6

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Comparison of GA-H87TN, A78-G41 PC Mate
66 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H87TN motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX Model GA-H87TN View product	B MSI A78-G41 PC Mate View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	Socket FM2+
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	AMD A
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	SO-DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600 MHz	1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III	SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way CrossFireX
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.1
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	5	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of SATA II connectors	0	0
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Serial port headers	1	1
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H87	AMD A78
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) 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 typeKnown for one	EFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	214 mm
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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