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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION vs MSI 970 GAMING

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  • 41specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 22identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
    • Socket AM3+
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1333,1600,1866 MHz
    • 1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 4
    • 1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 8
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2

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ASUS

GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITIONView product
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MSI

970 GAMINGView product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1150 (Socket H3)Socket AM3+
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®AMD Athlon FX, AMD Athlon II, AMD Sempron
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1866 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersQuad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one6
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers41
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Serial port headersKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers48
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers01
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I218-V
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersIntelAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z97AMD 970
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for oneAMD SB950
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1150
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one32 GB

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