Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H97-Plus Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs ASUS H97M-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

50specifications compared
4differ
46identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS H97-Plus Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the ASUS H97M-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (2 vs 1). The ASUS H97-Plus Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 61 mm more width than the ASUS H97M-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (305 mm vs 244 mm). The ASUS H97M-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 6 mm more depth than the ASUS H97-Plus Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (224 mm vs 218 mm). Motherboard form factor: ATX on the ASUS H97-Plus Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, micro ATX on the ASUS H97M-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX.

PS/2 ports quantity
- H97-Plus Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
- H97M-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- H97-Plus Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:ATX
- H97M-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- H97-Plus Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:305 mm
- H97M-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:244 mm
Depth
- H97-Plus Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:218 mm
- H97M-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:224 mm

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Comparison of H97-Plus, H97M-PLUS
62 specifications	A ASUS H97-Plus Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model H97-Plus View product	B ASUS H97M-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H97M-PLUS View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memoryidentical
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds	1333,1600 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memory	Yes	Yes
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III	SATA III
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Quad-GPU CrossFireX	Quad-GPU CrossFireX
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectors	6	6
Number of SATA II connectors	0	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	2	2
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111GR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel® H97	Intel® H97
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Pro	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots	1	1
PCI slots	2	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	UEFI AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI version	5.0	5.0
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	218 mm	224 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source

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