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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H97M-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI Z97 GAMING 7

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  • 35specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 22identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS H97M-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (3 vs 2). The MSI Z97 GAMING 7 has 2 more SATA connectors than the ASUS H97M-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (8 vs 6). The MSI Z97 GAMING 7 has 4 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the ASUS H97M-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (8 vs 4). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA III on the ASUS H97M-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, SATA on the MSI Z97 GAMING 7. Parallel processing technology support: Quad-GPU CrossFireX on the ASUS H97M-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX on the MSI Z97 GAMING 7.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA
  • Parallel processing technology support
    • Quad-GPU CrossFireX
    • 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 8
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 8
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® H97
    • Intel® Z97

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62 specifications
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ASUS

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

Model H97M-PLUS

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MSI

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Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2800,3000 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersQuad-GPU CrossFireX2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one6
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers68
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers48
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers12
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one6
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneBigfoot Killer E2205
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H97Intel® Z97
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1150
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers13
PCI slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one4
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers224 mm244 mm

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