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ASUS MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS vs ASUS Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

36specifications compared
10differ
26identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS:2
- Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS:6
- Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS:6
- Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS:6
- Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS:1
- Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
LAN controller
- MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS:Intel® I218-V
- Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:Realtek 8111G
PCI Express x1 slots
- MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS:3
- Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
ACPI version
- MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS:5.0a
- Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:5.0

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Comparison of MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS, Z97-P
68 specifications	A ASUS MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS View product	B ASUS Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model Z97-P View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	3300,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2400,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200 MHz	3200,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2250,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memory	32 GB	32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III	SATA III
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectors	6	6
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	6	2
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® I218-V	Realtek 8111G
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel® Z97	Intel® Z97
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS type	UEFI AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	5.0a	5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	213 mm
Other featuresidentical
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source

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