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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus VII Formula vs ASUS Z97-PRO GAMER

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  • 46specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 33identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 1
    • 3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • Headphone outputs
    • 1
    • 6
  • PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slots
    • 1
    • 2

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78 specifications
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Maximus VII FormulaView product
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Z97-PRO GAMERView product
Memory1 differ
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1600,1866,2000,2133,2400,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200,3300 MHz1333,1600 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers3-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLIQuad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MB
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one6
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers13
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers64
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
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
Features1 differ
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 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, WinYes
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneASUS C.P.R.
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers12
Mini PCI Express (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFIUEFI AMI
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Bundled softwareKnown for oneAnti-virus
Other featuresidentical
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1

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