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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI Z77A-G43 GAMING

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 14identical
  • 50known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
    • LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA II, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 2
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 0
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 6
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1

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78 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

Model GA-Q87M-D2H

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MSI

Z77A-G43 GAMINGView product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
FSB ParityKnown for oneYes
Memory1 differ
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers26
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers62
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers04
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Q87Intel® Z77 Express
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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 slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsDiffers13
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0, 3.0
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm304.8 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm243.8 mm
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneYes
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for oneYes
Number of processors supportedKnown for one1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one3
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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