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ASUS H97M-E Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs ASUS Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac)

53specifications compared
15differ
38identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS H97M-E Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) (3 vs 2). The ASUS Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS H97M-E Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (2 vs 1). The ASUS Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS H97M-E Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (6 vs 4). Parallel processing technology support: Not supported on the ASUS H97M-E Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, 3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI on the ASUS Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac). LAN controller: Realtek RTL8111GR on the ASUS H97M-E Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, Intel® I218-V on the ASUS Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac).

USB 2.0 connectors
- H97M-E Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:3
- Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac):2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- H97M-E Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac):2
Number of SATA III connectors
- H97M-E Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac):6
Number of chassis fan connectors
- H97M-E Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac):4
PS/2 ports quantity
- H97M-E Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac):1
LAN controller
- H97M-E Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111GR
- Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac):Intel® I218-V
Motherboard form factor
- H97M-E Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:micro ATX
- Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac):ATX
Motherboard chipset
- H97M-E Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel® H97
- Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac):Intel® Z97

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Comparison of H97M-E, Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac)
67 specifications	A ASUS H97M-E Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H97M-E View product	B ASUS Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac)View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600 MHz	1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memory	32 GB	32 GB
Unbuffered memory	Yes	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III	SATA III
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of SATA II connectors	0	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	4
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111GR	Intel® I218-V
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H97	Intel® Z97
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Pro	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Pro
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	3	4
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	UEFI AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI version	5.0	5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	198 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	SATA	SATA
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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