Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H87TN motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX vs MSI A88XM-E35 AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX

40specifications compared
19differ
21identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-H87TN motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:Intel
- A88XM-E35 AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-H87TN motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- A88XM-E35 AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Socket FM2+
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-H87TN motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1333,1600 MHz
- A88XM-E35 AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-H87TN motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:16 GB
- A88XM-E35 AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:32 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-H87TN motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:5
- A88XM-E35 AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-H87TN motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:0
- A88XM-E35 AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-H87TN motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:4
- A88XM-E35 AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:6
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-H87TN motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
- A88XM-E35 AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:6

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Comparison of GA-H87TN, A88XM-E35
67 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H87TN motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX Model GA-H87TN View product	B MSI A88XM-E35 AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model A88XM-E35 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
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Socket FM2
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600 MHz	1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Memory slots typeKnown for one	SO-DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	5	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	1	6
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111G
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H87	AMD A88X
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	216 mm
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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