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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

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  • 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
    • 3
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • LAN controller
    • Realtek RTL8111GR
    • Intel® I218-V
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® H97
    • Intel® Z97

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

Model H97M-E

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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 supportDiffersNot supported3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers24
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111GRIntel® I218-V
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H97Intel® Z97
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 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 ProWindows 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) slotsDiffers34
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers12
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers198 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes

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