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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs MSI Z77A-G41 Plus

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  • 50specifications compared
  • 21differ
  • 29identical
  • 48known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI Z77A-G41 Plus (3 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI Z77A-G41 Plus (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 6 more SATA III connectors than the MSI Z77A-G41 Plus (8 vs 2). Processor socket: LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI Z77A-G41 Plus. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA, SATA II, SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, SATA II, SATA III on the MSI Z77A-G41 Plus.

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
    • LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA, SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA II, SATA III
  • Parallel processing technology support
    • 2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
    • 2-Way CrossFireX
  • Maximum resolution
    • 4096 x 2160 pixels
    • 2048 x 1536 pixels
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 8
    • 2
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 0
    • 4

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GIGABYTE

GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

Model GA-Z87X-UD3H

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Z77A-G41 PlusView product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
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)
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,3000 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2200,2400,2666,2800 MHz
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA, SATA II, SATA IIISATA II, SATA III
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphics2 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI2-Way CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics card familyIntelIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolutionDiffers4096 x 2160 pixels2048 x 1536 pixels
HDCPKnown for oneYes
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1760 MB
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers82
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers04
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers54
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers04
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers62
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers20
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity11
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
DVI-D ports quantity11
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsDiffers61
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111E
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z87Intel H77
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC898Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typePassivePassive
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x4, 1x8, 1x16
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneYes
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)YesYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm225 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerYesYes
Number of processors supportedKnown for one1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one4
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Processor front side busKnown for one100 MHz

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