Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0) vs MSI H81M PRO-VD

44specifications compared
16differ
28identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):4
- H81M PRO-VD:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):32 GB
- H81M PRO-VD:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):M.2, SATA III
- H81M PRO-VD:SATA II, SATA III
Maximum graphics card memory
- GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):512 MB
- H81M PRO-VD:1024 MB
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):6
- H81M PRO-VD:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):0
- H81M PRO-VD:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):4
- H81M PRO-VD:2
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):1
- H81M PRO-VD:0

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Comparison of GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0), H81M PRO-VD
77 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0)View product	B MSI H81M PRO-VD View product
Processoridentical
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-4xxx, i3-5xxx, i5-4xxx, i5-5xxx, i7-4xxx, i7-5xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	512 MB	1024 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
12V power connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Atheros Killer E2201	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component forDiffers	PC	Mini PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Z97	Intel® H81
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC1150	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	173 mm
DepthDiffers	225 mm	231 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Intel Smart Response Technology	Unknown — not stated by the source

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