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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) vs MSI H81M PRO-VD

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  • 33specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 18identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H81M PRO-VD has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) has 1 more SATA connectors than the MSI H81M PRO-VD (5 vs 4). The MSI H81M PRO-VD has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) (4 vs 2). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA on the GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0), SATA II, SATA III on the MSI H81M PRO-VD. Component for: PC on the GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0), Mini PC on the MSI H81M PRO-VD.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA
    • SATA II, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 5
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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67 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0)View product
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H81M PRO-VDView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one2
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATASATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers54
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
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 quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
DVI-D ports quantity11
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneAtheros Killer E2201
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0
Features3 differ
Component forDiffersPCMini PC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmini ITXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z97Intel® H81
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers170 mm173 mm
DepthDiffers170 mm231 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security (OEM version), Intel Rapid Start Technology, Intel Smart Connect Technology, Intel Smart Response Technology, Intel Wireless Display
Other featuresidentical
Other featuresKnown for one@BIOS, EasyTune, EZ Setup, Fast Boot, Cloud Station, ON/OFF Charge, Smart TimeLock, Smart Recovery 2, System Information Viewer, USB Blocker, Q-Flash, Smart Switch, Xpress Install
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
DirectX versionKnown for one11

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