Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs MSI Z87 MPOWER

74specifications compared
15differ
59identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z87 MPOWER has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (64 GB vs 32 GB). The MSI Z87 MPOWER has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (8 vs 6). The MSI Z87 MPOWER has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the ASUS Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (6 vs 4). Only the MSI Z87 MPOWER has Wi-Fi. Only the MSI Z87 MPOWER has Bluetooth.

Maximum internal memory
- Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:32 GB
- Z87 MPOWER:64 GB
Number of SATA III connectors
- Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:6
- Z87 MPOWER:8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
- Z87 MPOWER:6
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1
- Z87 MPOWER:0
HDMI ports quantity
- Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1
- Z87 MPOWER:2
DVI-D ports quantity
- Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1
- Z87 MPOWER:0
Wi-Fi
- Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:No
- Z87 MPOWER:Yes
Bluetooth
- Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:No
- Z87 MPOWER:Yes

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Comparison of Z87-A, Z87 MPOWER
87 specifications	A ASUS Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model Z87-A View product	B MSI Z87 MPOWER View product
Memory2 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1500,1600,1666,1800,1866,1900,2000,2100,2133,2200,2250,2400,2450,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz	1066,1200,1300,1333,1500,1600,1666,1800,1866,1900,2000,2100,2133,2200,2250,2400,2450,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	64 GB
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix Virtu
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	8
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	6
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network2 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Bigfoot Killer E2205
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothDiffers	No	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC1150
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	4
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x16, 2x8	1x4, 1x8, 1x16
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI AMI	UEFI
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	223.5 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
BIOS switch buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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