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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS B85M-GAMER Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs ASUS Z97-PRO Ggamer

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  • 51specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 36identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 1
    • 3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX

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B85M-GAMER Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

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Z97-PRO GgamerView product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one8GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneQuad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers13
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I218-V
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85Intel® Z97
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, WinWindows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Win
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneESD Guards on LAN, Audio, KBMS and USB3.0/2.0 ports DRAM Overcurrent Protection 10K Black Metallic Capacitors Stainless Steel Back I/O DIGI+ VRM Auto Tuning TurboV GPU Boost without switch EPU AI Suite 3 Ai Charger ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ USB 3.0 Boost Disk Unlocker Interactive HomeCloud Media Streamer St
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFIUEFI AMI
ACPI versionDiffers4.0a5.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers233 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers206 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS Utilities EZ Update Anti-virus
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes

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