Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z97-E motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition

44specifications compared
10differ
34identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z97-E motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:SATA III
- Z97S SLI Krait Edition:SATA
USB 2.0 connectors
- Z97-E motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:3
- Z97S SLI Krait Edition:2
Number of SATA connectors
- Z97-E motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
- Z97S SLI Krait Edition:6
Headphone outputs
- Z97-E motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1
- Z97S SLI Krait Edition:6
LAN controller
- Z97-E motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:Intel® I218-V
- Z97S SLI Krait Edition:Realtek 8111G
BIOS type
- Z97-E motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:UEFI AMI
- Z97S SLI Krait Edition:UEFI
Depth
- Z97-E motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:218 mm
- Z97S SLI Krait Edition:244 mm

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Comparison of Z97-E, Z97S SLI Krait Edition
64 specifications	A ASUS Z97-E motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model Z97-E View product	B MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2250,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® I218-V	Realtek 8111G
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	UEFI
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 jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	218 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels

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