Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI Z77IA-S01 motherboard Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX

57specifications compared
23differ
34identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- Z77IA-S01 motherboard Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 series
- GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
- Z77IA-S01 motherboard Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:i3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx
Number of memory slots
- GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- Z77IA-S01 motherboard Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:32 GB
- Z77IA-S01 motherboard Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA III
- Z77IA-S01 motherboard Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:SATA II, SATA III
Maximum graphics card memory
- GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1024 MB
- Z77IA-S01 motherboard Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:1760 MB
Maximum resolution
- GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4096 x 2160 pixels
- Z77IA-S01 motherboard Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:2056 x 1600 pixels
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- Z77IA-S01 motherboard Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:1

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Comparison of GA-Q87M-D2H, Z77IA-S01
86 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-Q87M-D2H View product	B MSI Z77IA-S01 motherboard Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX Model Z77IA-S01 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesDiffers	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx	i3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1024 MB	1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4096 x 2160 pixels	2056 x 1600 pixels
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	2
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion 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 ports4 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	3.0+HS
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	mini ITX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Q87	Intel Z77
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature	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	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI AMI	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	170 mm
Other features1 differ
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityDiffers	3	2
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MHz

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