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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z97-E motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs MSI Z97 GAMING 9 ACK

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  • 40specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 26identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 4
    • 8
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 8
  • Headphone outputs
    • 1
    • 6
  • LAN controller
    • Intel® I218-V
    • Bigfoot Killer E2205
  • Motherboard form factor
    • ATX
    • Extended ATX

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68 specifications
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ASUS

Z97-E motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

Model Z97-E

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MSI

Z97 GAMING 9 ACKView product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2250,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers48
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers48
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsDiffers16
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® I218-VBigfoot Killer E2205
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.1
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXExtended ATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1150
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers23
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers218 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2304 pixels

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