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ASUS X99-DELUXE/U3.1 motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX vs ASUS Z97-PRO Ggamer

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  • 50specifications compared
  • 25differ
  • 25identical
  • 33known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • X99-DELUXE/U3.1 motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
    • Z97-PRO Ggamer:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
  • Supported memory types
    • X99-DELUXE/U3.1 motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:DDR4-SDRAM
    • Z97-PRO Ggamer:DDR3-SDRAM
  • Number of memory slots
    • X99-DELUXE/U3.1 motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:8
    • Z97-PRO Ggamer:4
  • Memory channels
    • X99-DELUXE/U3.1 motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Quad-channel
    • Z97-PRO Ggamer:Dual-channel
  • Maximum internal memory
    • X99-DELUXE/U3.1 motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:64 GB
    • Z97-PRO Ggamer:32 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • X99-DELUXE/U3.1 motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
    • Z97-PRO Ggamer:3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • X99-DELUXE/U3.1 motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
    • Z97-PRO Ggamer:1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • X99-DELUXE/U3.1 motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:8
    • Z97-PRO Ggamer:4

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Comparison of X99-DELUXE/U3.1, Z97-PRO Ggamer
83 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 2011 (Socket R)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcei3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memory5 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR4-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers84
Memory channelsDiffersQuad-channelDual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200 MHz1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB32 GB
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLIQuad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Maximum resolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4096 x 2160 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of displays supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers84
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers43
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one8Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers104
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Digital audio optical outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® I211-AT, Intel® I218-VIntel® I218-V
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® X99Intel® Z97
PC health monitoringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePassive
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 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, Win
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceESD Guards on LAN, Audio, KBMS and USB3.0/2.0 ports DRAM Overcurrent Protection 10K Black Metallic Capacitors Stainless Steel Back I/O DIGI+ VRM Auto Tuning TurboV GPU Boost without switch EPU AI Suite 3 Ai Charger ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ USB 3.0 Boost Disk Unlocker Interactive HomeCloud Media Streamer St
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1150Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers52
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for oneASUS USB 3.1 CARD(2 x Type A)Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers128 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceASUS Utilities EZ Update Anti-virus

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