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

74specifications compared
19differ
55identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z87 MPOWER has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS Z87M-PLUS Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (64 GB vs 32 GB). The MSI Z87 MPOWER has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS Z87M-PLUS Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (8 vs 6). The MSI Z87 MPOWER has 2 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS Z87M-PLUS Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). Only the MSI Z87 MPOWER has Wi-Fi. Only the MSI Z87 MPOWER has Bluetooth.

Maximum internal memory
- Z87M-PLUS Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:32 GB
- Z87 MPOWER:64 GB
Number of SATA III connectors
- Z87M-PLUS Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
- Z87 MPOWER:8
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Z87M-PLUS Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- Z87 MPOWER:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Z87M-PLUS Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- Z87 MPOWER:6
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- Z87M-PLUS Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- Z87 MPOWER:0
HDMI ports quantity
- Z87M-PLUS Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- Z87 MPOWER:2
DVI-D ports quantity
- Z87M-PLUS Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- Z87 MPOWER:0
Wi-Fi
- Z87M-PLUS Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:No
- Z87 MPOWER:Yes

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Comparison of Z87M-PLUS, Z87 MPOWER
87 specifications	A ASUS Z87M-PLUS Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model Z87M-PLUS 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 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, Quad-GPU CrossFireX	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix Virtu
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	8
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	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
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC1150
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	4
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x4, 1x16	1x4, 1x8, 1x16
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
ACPI versionKnown for one	4.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	213 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

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