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ASUS GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION vs ASUS Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

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  • 54specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 41identical
  • 7known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION:2
    • Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:3
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION:6
    • Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION:4
    • Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION:4
    • Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION:0
    • Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION:0
    • Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1
  • LAN controller
    • GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION:Intel® I218-V
    • Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:Realtek 8111G
  • Motherboard form factor
    • GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION:micro ATX
    • Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:ATX

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Comparison of GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION, Z97-P
61 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1866 MHz3200,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2250,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 GB
Unbuffered memoryYesYes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesSATA IIISATA III
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneQuad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLIUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectors66
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectors11
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers42
EPS power connector (8-pin)YesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers02
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity11
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® I218-VRealtek 8111G
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel® Z97Intel® Z97
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slots11
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI version5.05.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm213 mm
Other featuresidentical
Maximum UDIMM memory32 GB32 GB

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