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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS B85M-D PLUS vs ASUS GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION

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  • 46specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 26identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1066,1333,1600 MHz
    • 1333,1600,1866 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 32 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA, SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA III
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 1
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4

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B85M-D PLUSView product
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GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITIONView product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Celeron® Dual-Core, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA, SATA II, SATA IIISATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneQuad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Internal I/O3 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers14
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111GRIntel® I218-V
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85Intel® Z97
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887-VD2
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers128 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers2.0a5.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers224 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers188 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one32 GB
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes

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