Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z97-K/CSM motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE

44specifications compared
11differ
33identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE has 488 MB more maximum graphics card memory than the ASUS Z97-K/CSM motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (1000 MB vs 512 MB). The ASUS Z97-K/CSM motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE (3 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS Z97-K/CSM motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (4 vs 2). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA III on the ASUS Z97-K/CSM motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, SATA on the GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE. Audio chip: Realtek ALC887 on the ASUS Z97-K/CSM motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, Realtek ALC1150 on the GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z97-K/CSM motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:SATA III
- GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE:SATA
Maximum graphics card memory
- Z97-K/CSM motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:512 MB
- GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE:1000 MB
USB 2.0 connectors
- Z97-K/CSM motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:3
- GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Z97-K/CSM motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
- GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- Z97-K/CSM motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
- GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE:1
Audio chip
- Z97-K/CSM motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:Realtek ALC887
- GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE:Realtek ALC1150
BIOS memory size
- Z97-K/CSM motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:64 Mbit
- GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE:128 Mbit
Depth
- Z97-K/CSM motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:218 mm
- GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE:244 mm

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Comparison of Z97-K/CSM, GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE
84 specifications	A ASUS Z97-K/CSM motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model Z97-K/CSM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2250,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	512 MB	1000 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Quad-GPU CrossFireX	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way CrossFireX
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known 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 ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4a
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111GR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features2 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC1150
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 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	Yes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	128 Mbit
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS Utilities EZ Update Anti-virus software (OEM version)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS switch buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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