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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 vs ASUS Z97-A Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 37identical
  • 5known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1

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SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1View product
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Z97-A Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

Model Z97-A

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1866 MHz1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesSATA IIISATA III
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportQuad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLIQuad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers64
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Number of EATX power connectors11
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectors44
TPM connectorYesYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers01
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantity11
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel® Z97Intel® Z97
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 slots33
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slots11
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots22
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI version5.0a5.0a
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width305 mm305 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm

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