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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS GRYPHON Z97 vs ASUS Z97-AR Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

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  • 50specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 41identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX
  • Width
    • 244 mm
    • 305 mm

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82 specifications
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GRYPHON Z97View product
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ASUS

Z97-AR Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

Model Z97-AR

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Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1866 MHz1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers61
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one1
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one3
Networkidentical
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC892
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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, Win
Overclocking featuresKnown for one8 +2 Digital Phase Power Design TUF Components (New Alloy Choke, Ti-Cap. & MOSFET; certified by military-standard) ASUS DIGI+ Power Control Utility TUF Thermal Radar 2 TUF ICe TUF ESD Guards MemOK! AI Suite 3 Ai Charger USB Charger+ Anti-Surge ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI slotsKnown for one2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneAnti-virus software (OEM version) ASUS/TUF CPU-Z ASUS Utilities EZ Update
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one32 GB
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneYes

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