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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK S vs MSI X99S SLI KRAIT EDITION

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  • 35specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 17identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
    • LGA 2011-v3
  • Supported memory types
    • DDR3-SDRAM
    • DDR4-SDRAM
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 8
  • Memory channels
    • Dual-channel
    • Quad-channel
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 32 GB
    • 128 GB
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 10
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 10
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2

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ASUS

SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK SView product
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MSI

X99S SLI KRAIT EDITIONView product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 2011-v3
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i7 Extreme Edition
Memory5 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers48
Memory channelsDiffersDual-channelQuad-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1866 MHz2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB128 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one128 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers610
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers610
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown 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 quantityDiffers48
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers01
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
COM ports quantityKnown for one0
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® I218-VIntel® I210-AT
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z97Intel® X99
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1150
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers24
PCI slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthKnown for one244 mm
HeightKnown for one305 mm
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYes
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI

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