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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Q87TN motherboard Intel® Q87 mini ITX vs MSI A88X-G43 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ ATX

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  • 40specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 20identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Memory slots type
    • SO-DIMM
    • DIMM
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1333,1600 MHz
    • 1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 64 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 1
    • 3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 0
    • 1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 8

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74 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-Q87TN motherboard Intel® Q87 mini ITX

Model GA-Q87TN

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B

MSI

A88X-G43 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ ATX

Model A88X-G43

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketKnown for oneSocket FM2+
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®AMD A
Memory4 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory slots typeDiffersSO-DIMMDIMM
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600 MHz1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers13
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers68
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one1
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers04
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Digital audio optical outKnown for one2
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111E
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmini ITXATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersIntelAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Q87AMD A88X
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC892
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU
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 slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneEFI AMI
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers170 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers170 mm255 mm
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one1

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