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ASUS H97-PRO Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs ASUS Z97-PRO Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

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  • 53specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 42identical
  • 8known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS H97-PRO Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Z97-PRO Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (3 vs 2). The ASUS Z97-PRO Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS H97-PRO Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (2 vs 1). The ASUS Z97-PRO Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS H97-PRO Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (6 vs 4). Parallel processing technology support: Quad-GPU CrossFireX on the ASUS H97-PRO Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI on the ASUS Z97-PRO Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX. Motherboard chipset: Intel® H97 on the ASUS H97-PRO Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, Intel® Z97 on the ASUS Z97-PRO Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX.

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • H97-PRO Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:3
    • Z97-PRO Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • H97-PRO Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1
    • Z97-PRO Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • H97-PRO Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
    • Z97-PRO Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:6
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • H97-PRO Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
    • Z97-PRO Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:6
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • H97-PRO Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:3
    • Z97-PRO Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
  • Motherboard chipset
    • H97-PRO Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:Intel® H97
    • Z97-PRO Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:Intel® Z97
  • PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • H97-PRO Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1
    • Z97-PRO Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
  • BIOS memory size
    • H97-PRO Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:128 Mbit
    • Z97-PRO Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:64 Mbit

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Comparison of H97-PRO, Z97-PRO
61 specifications
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600 MHz1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000 MHz
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersQuad-GPU CrossFireXQuad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers46
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers34
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® I218-V
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H97Intel® Z97
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers128 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers218 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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