Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z97-DELUXE/USB 3.1 vs GIGABYTE MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0)

31specifications compared
18differ
13identical
55known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- Z97-DELUXE/USB 3.1:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0):LGA 2011-v3
Supported memory types
- Z97-DELUXE/USB 3.1:DDR3-SDRAM
- MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0):DDR4-SDRAM
ECC сompatibility
- Z97-DELUXE/USB 3.1:Non-ECC
- MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0):ECC
USB 2.0 connectors
- Z97-DELUXE/USB 3.1:2
- MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0):0
Number of SATA III connectors
- Z97-DELUXE/USB 3.1:6
- MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0):10
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Z97-DELUXE/USB 3.1:4
- MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0):2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Z97-DELUXE/USB 3.1:4
- MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0):2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- Z97-DELUXE/USB 3.1:2
- MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0):0

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Comparison of Z97-DELUXE/USB 3.1, MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0)
86 specifications	A ASUS Z97-DELUXE/USB 3.1 View product	B GIGABYTE MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 2011-v3
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E5-1600, E5-2600
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200 MHz	1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2 V
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III	SATA III
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
RAID supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	10
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	3
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® I211-AT, Intel® I218-V	Intel I210
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Z97	Intel® C612
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	4	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	1	0
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	2	0
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	254 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS Utilities EZ Update Anti-virus software (OEM version)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported LRDIMM module capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64GB
Supported RDIMM module capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32GB
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 80%
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	360 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	330 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 mm

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