GIGABYTE GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1) vs GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-HD3 (rev. 1.1)

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-HD3 (rev. 1.1) has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1) (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-HD3 (rev. 1.1) has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1) (32 GB vs 16 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-HD3 (rev. 1.1) has 256 x 2160 pixels more maximum resolution than the GIGABYTE GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1) (4096 x 2160 pixels vs 3840 x 2160 pixels). RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 10 on the GIGABYTE GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1), 0, 1, 10 on the GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-HD3 (rev. 1.1). Motherboard form factor: mini ITX on the GIGABYTE GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1), ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-HD3 (rev. 1.1).

• Number of memory slots
  • GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1):2
  • GA-Z87X-HD3 (rev. 1.1):4
• Maximum internal memory
  • GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1):16 GB
  • GA-Z87X-HD3 (rev. 1.1):32 GB
• RAID levels
  • GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1):0, 1, 5, 10
  • GA-Z87X-HD3 (rev. 1.1):0, 1, 10
• Maximum resolution
  • GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1):3840 x 2160 pixels
  • GA-Z87X-HD3 (rev. 1.1):4096 x 2160 pixels
• USB 2.0 connectors
  • GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1):1
  • GA-Z87X-HD3 (rev. 1.1):3
• Number of SATA III connectors
  • GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1):4
  • GA-Z87X-HD3 (rev. 1.1):6
• eSATA ports quantity
  • GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1):1
  • GA-Z87X-HD3 (rev. 1.1):0
• VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
  • GA-Q87N (rev. 1.1):0
  • GA-Z87X-HD3 (rev. 1.1):1