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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H97M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-GAMINGG1WIFI motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 31identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 10
  • Number of EATX power connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 5
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 6
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 1
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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ASUS

H97M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

Model H97M-E/CSM

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GIGABYTE

GA-Z97X-GAMINGG1WIFI motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

Model GA-Z97X-GAMINGG1WIFI

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processors11
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600 MHz1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200 MHz
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesSATA IIISATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Number of displays supported33
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MB
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors33
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers410
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers12
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers25
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorYesYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one10
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers46
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek 8111GR
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0
Features3 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H97Intel® Z97
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Audio output channelsDiffers7.1 channels5.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
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
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI version5.05.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers198 mm244 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedYesYes
Bundled softwareDiffersASUS Utilities EZ Update Anti-virus software (OEM version)Intel Smart Response Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Intel Rapid Start Technology Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes

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