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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS J1900I-C BGA 1170 mini ITX vs MSI Z97I GAMING AC

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  • 33specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 18identical
  • 42known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • BGA 1170
    • LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
  • Supported memory types
    • DDR3L-SDRAM
    • DDR3-SDRAM
  • Memory slots type
    • SO-DIMM
    • DIMM
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II
    • SATA
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 0
    • 1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 1
    • 4

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75 specifications
A

ASUS

J1900I-C BGA 1170 mini ITX

Model J1900I-C

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B

MSI

Z97I GAMING ACView product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffersBGA 1170LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Processor modelKnown for oneJ1900
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR3L-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one2
Memory slots typeDiffersSO-DIMMDIMM
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Internal memoryKnown for one16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IISATA
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one2560 x 1600 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers14
eSATA ports quantityDiffers02
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers12
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111G
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
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC1150
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
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
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® Z97
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for oneVT-x
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS Utilities EZ Update Anti-virus software (OEM version)

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