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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Z87N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX vs MSI B85-G41 PC Mate

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  • 52specifications compared
  • 28differ
  • 24identical
  • 63known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B85-G41 PC Mate has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-Z87N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI B85-G41 PC Mate has 48 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-Z87N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX (64 GB vs 16 GB). The MSI B85-G41 PC Mate has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z87N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX (2 vs 1). Only the MSI B85-G41 PC Mate has power fan connector. Only the MSI B85-G41 PC Mate has EPS power connector (8-pin).

  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1333,1600 MHz
    • 1066,1333,1600 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 64 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA, SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA II, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 0
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • Power fan connector
    • No
    • Yes

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GIGABYTE

GA-Z87N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ATX

Model GA-Z87N-WIFI

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Supported processor socketsKnown for oneLGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB64 GB
Unbuffered memoryYesYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA, SATA II, SATA IIISATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
HDCPKnown for oneYes
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O8 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectors44
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers02
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers46
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneNo
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorDiffersNoYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers15
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)DiffersNoYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneNo
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one0
Parallel connectorDiffersNoYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
TPM connectorDiffersNoYes
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers21
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one0
Headphone outputsDiffers51
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one0
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one0
COM ports quantityKnown for one0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one0
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one2
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111G
Features3 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmini ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z87Intel® B85
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC892Realtek ALC887
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typePassivePassive
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x16
PCI Express slots versionDiffers3.02.0, 3.0
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Processor special features1 differ
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneYes
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)DiffersNoYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers170 mm220 mm
DepthDiffers170 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneNo
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneNo
Audio Modem Rise (AMR) slotKnown for oneNo
CF card connectorKnown for oneNo
CNR slotKnown for oneNo
Dual Power System (DPS) slotKnown for oneNo
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneNo
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneNo
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for oneNo
IPMI 2.0 slotKnown for oneNo
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one0

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