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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS vs MSI H97M ECO

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  • 34specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 21identical
  • 33known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 6
    • 1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 6
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Motherboard form factor
    • ATX
    • micro ATX
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® Z97
    • Intel® H97
  • PCI Express x1 slots
    • 3
    • 2

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ASUS

MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGSView product
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MSI

H97M ECOView product
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers3300,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2400,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Internal I/O1 differ
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers61
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one6
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers62
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one3
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
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
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z97Intel® H97
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers32
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers31
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one1
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0a
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm235 mm

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