Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX

42specifications compared
11differ
31identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the GIGABYTE GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX has 1 more HDMI ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (2 vs 1). Compatible processor series: Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the GIGABYTE GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, Intel® Celeron® on the GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, SATA on the GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA III
- GA-Z97N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:SATA
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- GA-Z97N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- GA-Z97N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- GA-Z97N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- GA-Z97N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:0
Motherboard form factor
- GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-Z97N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:mini ITX
Motherboard chipset
- GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel® H97
- GA-Z97N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:Intel® Z97
BIOS memory size
- GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:128 Mbit
- GA-Z97N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:64 Mbit

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Comparison of GA-H97M-HD3, GA-Z97N-WIFI
68 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-H97M-HD3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX Model GA-Z97N-WIFI View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA
Graphicsidentical
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	mini ITX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H97	Intel® Z97
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	128 Mbit	64 Mbit
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	174 mm	170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Intel Smart Response Technology Intel Wireless Display

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