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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z97-K/CSM motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-Gaming 5

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  • 48specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 34identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 32 GB
    • 16 GB
  • Maximum graphics card memory
    • 512 MB
    • 1000 MB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 5
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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ASUS

Z97-K/CSM motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

Model Z97-K/CSM

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GIGABYTE

GA-Z97N-Gaming 5View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2250,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200 MHz1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB16 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers512 MB1000 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneQuad-GPU CrossFireX
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers31
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers65
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one5
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111GR
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmini ITX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one2
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit128 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers218 mm170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS Utilities EZ Update Anti-virus software (OEM version)
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one1

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