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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z97-A Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs ASUS Z97M-PLUS Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

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  • 46specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 36identical
  • 5known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 4
    • 2
  • Motherboard form factor
    • ATX
    • micro ATX
  • PCI Express x16 slots
    • 3
    • 2
  • PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • 2
    • 1
  • Width
    • 305 mm
    • 244 mm
  • Depth
    • 244 mm
    • 224 mm

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51 specifications
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ASUS

Z97-A Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

Model Z97-A

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B

ASUS

Z97M-PLUS Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

Model Z97M-PLUS

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000 MHz1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2250,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000 MHz
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesSATA IIISATA III
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersQuad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLIQuad-GPU CrossFireX
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors33
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers46
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Number of EATX power connectors11
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers42
TPM connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity11
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel® Z97Intel® Z97
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers32
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slots11
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers21
PCI slots22
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI version5.0a5.0a
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm224 mm

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