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

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  • 8differ
  • 47identical
  • 2known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS H97M-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS H97-PRO Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (6 vs 4). The ASUS H97M-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more SATA connectors than the ASUS H97-PRO Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (6 vs 4). The ASUS H97-PRO Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS H97M-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (3 vs 2). Motherboard form factor: ATX on the ASUS H97-PRO Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, micro ATX on the ASUS H97M-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX.

  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • H97-PRO Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
    • H97M-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • H97-PRO Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
    • H97M-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • H97-PRO Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:3
    • H97M-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
  • Motherboard form factor
    • H97-PRO Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:ATX
    • H97M-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:micro ATX
  • PCI slots
    • H97-PRO Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:3
    • H97M-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
  • BIOS memory size
    • H97-PRO Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:128 Mbit
    • H97M-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:64 Mbit
  • Width
    • H97-PRO Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:305 mm
    • H97M-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:244 mm
  • Depth
    • H97-PRO 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-PRO, H97M-PLUS
57 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memoryidentical
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Internal memory32 GB32 GB
Supported memory clock speeds1333,1600 MHz1333,1600 MHz
Unbuffered memoryYesYes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesSATA IIISATA III
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportQuad-GPU CrossFireXQuad-GPU CrossFireX
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors33
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers46
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectors11
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers32
EPS power connector (8-pin)YesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorYesYes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel® H97Intel® H97
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slots11
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots11
PCI slotsDiffers32
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers128 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI version5.05.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers218 mm224 mm

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