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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 33identical
  • 26known 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 GUARD-PRO (3 vs 2). The MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO has 2 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS H97M-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS H97M-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 1 more HDMI ports quantity than the MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (1 vs 0). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA III on the ASUS H97M-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, SATA, SATA II, SATA III on the MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO. Parallel processing technology support: Quad-GPU CrossFireX on the ASUS H97M-PLUS Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, 2-Way CrossFireX on the MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA, SATA II, SATA III
  • Parallel processing technology support
    • Quad-GPU CrossFireX
    • 2-Way CrossFireX
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 4
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® H97
    • Intel® Z97
  • BIOS type
    • UEFI AMI
    • UEFI

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ASUS

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

Model H97M-PLUS

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Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA, SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersQuad-GPU CrossFireX2-Way CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2304 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers24
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111G
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H97Intel® Z97
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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, Win
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one4
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers224 mm220 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes

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