Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H97I-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX vs ASUS Z97-A Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

42specifications compared
10differ
32identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- H97I-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
- Z97-A Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:3
Number of chassis fan connectors
- H97I-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
- Z97-A Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H97I-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:4
- Z97-A Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
DVI-D ports quantity
- H97I-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:0
- Z97-A Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- H97I-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:mini ITX
- Z97-A Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:ATX
Motherboard chipset
- H97I-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:Intel® H97
- Z97-A Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:Intel® Z97
ACPI version
- H97I-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:5.0
- Z97-A Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:5.0a
Width
- H97I-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:170 mm
- Z97-A Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:305 mm

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Comparison of H97I-PLUS, Z97-A
60 specifications	A ASUS H97I-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX Model H97I-PLUS View product	B ASUS Z97-A Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model Z97-A View product
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600 MHz	1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	3
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	4
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H97	Intel® Z97
BIOS1 differ
ACPI versionDiffers	5.0	5.0a
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	244 mm
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2

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