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ASUS Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs ASUS Z87M-PLUS Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

77specifications compared
9differ
68identical
4known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 2 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS Z87M-PLUS Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 1 more PCI Express x16 slots than the ASUS Z87M-PLUS Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (3 vs 2). The ASUS Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 61 mm more width than the ASUS Z87M-PLUS Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (305 mm vs 244 mm). Motherboard form factor: ATX on the ASUS Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, micro ATX on the ASUS Z87M-PLUS Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX. Audio chip: Realtek ALC892 on the ASUS Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, Realtek ALC887 on the ASUS Z87M-PLUS Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX.

Number of chassis fan connectors
- Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
- Z87M-PLUS Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:ATX
- Z87M-PLUS Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:micro ATX
Audio chip
- Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:Realtek ALC892
- Z87M-PLUS Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Realtek ALC887
PCI Express x16 slots
- Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:3
- Z87M-PLUS Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
PCI Express configurations
- Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1x16, 2x8
- Z87M-PLUS Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1x4, 1x16
Width
- Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:305 mm
- Z87M-PLUS Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:244 mm
Depth
- Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:223.5 mm
- Z87M-PLUS Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:213 mm

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Comparison of Z87-A, Z87M-PLUS
81 specifications	A ASUS Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model Z87-A View product	B ASUS Z87M-PLUS Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model Z87M-PLUS View product
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1500,1600,1666,1800,1866,1900,2000,2100,2133,2200,2250,2400,2450,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz	1333,1500,1600,1666,1800,1866,1900,2000,2100,2133,2200,2250,2400,2450,2600,2666,2800 MHz
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI	2-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC887
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x16, 2x8	1x4, 1x16
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0a
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	223.5 mm	213 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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