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ASUS Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs MSI Z87 MPOWER

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  • 80specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 67identical
  • 6known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z87 MPOWER has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (64 GB vs 32 GB). The MSI Z87 MPOWER has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (3 vs 2). The ASUS Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the MSI Z87 MPOWER (10 vs 8). BIOS type: EFI AMI on the ASUS Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, UEFI on the MSI Z87 MPOWER.

  • Maximum internal memory
    • Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:32 GB
    • Z87 MPOWER:64 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
    • Z87 MPOWER:3
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:10
    • Z87 MPOWER:8
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:5
    • Z87 MPOWER:4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
    • Z87 MPOWER:2
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
    • Z87 MPOWER:1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:0
    • Z87 MPOWER:1
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1
    • Z87 MPOWER:2

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Comparison of Z87-DELUXE/DUAL, Z87 MPOWER
86 specifications
Memory2 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1500,1600,1666,1800,1866,1900,2000,2100,2133,2200,2250,2400,2450,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz1066,1200,1300,1333,1500,1600,1666,1800,1866,1900,2000,2100,2133,2200,2250,2400,2450,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix Virtu
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers108
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers54
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers12
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackDiffers12
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBigfoot Killer E2205
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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