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

79specifications compared
13differ
66identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z87 MPOWER has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS Z87-DELUXE 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 Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (3 vs 2). The ASUS Z87-DELUXE Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the MSI Z87 MPOWER (10 vs 8). PCI Express configurations: 1x4, 1x16, 2x8 on the ASUS Z87-DELUXE Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, 1x4, 1x8, 1x16 on the MSI Z87 MPOWER. BIOS type: EFI AMI on the ASUS Z87-DELUXE Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, UEFI on the MSI Z87 MPOWER.

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

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Comparison of Z87-DELUXE, Z87 MPOWER
85 specifications	A ASUS Z87-DELUXE Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model Z87-DELUXE 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, 3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix Virtu
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	10	8
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	5	4
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Bigfoot Killer E2205
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x4, 1x16, 2x8	1x4, 1x8, 1x16
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI AMI	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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