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GIGABYTE GA-Z87P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs MSI H87-G41 PC Mate

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  • 49specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 35identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H87-G41 PC Mate has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-Z87P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (64 GB vs 32 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-Z87P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI H87-G41 PC Mate (3 vs 2). The MSI H87-G41 PC Mate has 2 more chassis fan connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z87P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (5 vs 3). Supported memory clock speeds: 1333,1600 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-Z87P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the MSI H87-G41 PC Mate. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA, SATA II, SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-Z87P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, SATA III on the MSI H87-G41 PC Mate.

  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • GA-Z87P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1333,1600 MHz
    • H87-G41 PC Mate:1066,1333,1600 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • GA-Z87P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:32 GB
    • H87-G41 PC Mate:64 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • GA-Z87P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
    • H87-G41 PC Mate:SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • GA-Z87P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:3
    • H87-G41 PC Mate:2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • GA-Z87P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:3
    • H87-G41 PC Mate:5
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-Z87P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
    • H87-G41 PC Mate:4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • GA-Z87P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
    • H87-G41 PC Mate:2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • GA-Z87P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:0
    • H87-G41 PC Mate:1

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Comparison of GA-Z87P-D3, H87-G41 PC Mate
86 specifications
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 one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported processor socketsKnown for oneLGA 1150 (Socket H3)Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 VUnknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Unbuffered memoryYesYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA, SATA II, SATA IIISATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supportedUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD GraphicsUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectors66
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers35
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)YesYes
Parallel connectorYesYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantity11
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4aUnknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers31
Microphone inYesYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111G
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z87Intel® H87
Audio chipRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC887
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, TemperatureUnknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typePassivePassive
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slots22
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x4, 1x16Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots version2.0, 3.02.0, 3.0
PCI slotsDiffers42
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneEFI AMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm220 mm
DepthDiffers225 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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