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

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  • 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
    • GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
    • Z77A-G41 Plus:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
    • Z77A-G41 Plus:SATA II, SATA III
  • Parallel processing technology support
    • GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
    • Z77A-G41 Plus:2-Way CrossFireX
  • Maximum resolution
    • GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4096 x 2160 pixels
    • Z77A-G41 Plus:2048 x 1536 pixels
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:3
    • Z77A-G41 Plus:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
    • Z77A-G41 Plus:1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:8
    • Z77A-G41 Plus:2
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:0
    • Z77A-G41 Plus:4

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Comparison of GA-Z87X-UD3H, Z77A-G41 Plus
98 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
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
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcei3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory1 differ
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channelUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 VUnknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,3000 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2200,2400,2666,2800 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA, SATA II, SATA IIISATA II, SATA III
Graphics2 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI2-Way CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD GraphicsUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers4096 x 2160 pixels2048 x 1536 pixels
HDCPKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1760 MB
DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source11
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
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers54
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Parallel 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 quantityDiffers04
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers62
eSATA ports quantityDiffers20
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4aUnknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers61
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
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 RTL8111E
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z87Intel H77
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC898Realtek ALC887
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, TemperatureUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x4, 1x8, 1x16Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0, 3.0Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
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 mm225 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor front side busKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 MHz

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