Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H97M-E Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC

34specifications compared
14differ
20identical
32known 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 MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (3 vs 2). The MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX 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 MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC has 4 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the ASUS H97M-E Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (8 vs 4). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA III on the ASUS H97M-E Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, SATA on the MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC. Parallel processing technology support: Not supported on the ASUS H97M-E Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX on the MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H97M-E Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA III
- Z97 MPOWER MAX AC:SATA
Parallel processing technology support
- H97M-E Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Not supported
- Z97 MPOWER MAX AC:2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
USB 2.0 connectors
- H97M-E Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:3
- Z97 MPOWER MAX AC:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- H97M-E Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- Z97 MPOWER MAX AC:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- H97M-E Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- Z97 MPOWER MAX AC:8
PS/2 ports quantity
- H97M-E Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- Z97 MPOWER MAX AC:1
Motherboard form factor
- H97M-E Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:micro ATX
- Z97 MPOWER MAX AC:ATX
Motherboard chipset
- H97M-E Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel® H97
- Z97 MPOWER MAX AC:Intel® Z97

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Comparison of H97M-E, Z97 MPOWER MAX AC
66 specifications	A ASUS H97M-E Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H97M-E View product	B MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC View product
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2100,2133,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
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/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	8
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D 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
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111GR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H97	Intel® Z97
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	3	4
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	1	3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	198 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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