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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H97M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE Z97X-UD7-TH motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 32identical
  • 42known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 8
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 6
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® H97
    • Intel® Z97
  • BIOS memory size
    • 64 Mbit
    • 16 Mbit

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87 specifications
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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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B

GIGABYTE

Z97X-UD7-TH motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

Model Z97X-UD7-TH

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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 processorsKnown for one1
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 channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-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
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one8GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesSATA IIISATA III
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 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 supportedKnown for one3
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors33
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers48
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers24
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorYesYes
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one0
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers46
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity11
Microphone inYesYes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one2
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek 8111GR
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Features3 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H97Intel® Z97
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 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, WinYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
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 x16 slotsKnown for one3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit16 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 contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS Utilities EZ Update Anti-virus software (OEM version)
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for one1
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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