Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z97-K/USB 3.1 vs ASUS Z97-PRO(WI-FI AC)/USB 3.1

50specifications compared
9differ
41identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- Z97-K/USB 3.1:3
- Z97-PRO(WI-FI AC)/USB 3.1:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- Z97-K/USB 3.1:1
- Z97-PRO(WI-FI AC)/USB 3.1:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Z97-K/USB 3.1:2
- Z97-PRO(WI-FI AC)/USB 3.1:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Z97-K/USB 3.1:1
- Z97-PRO(WI-FI AC)/USB 3.1:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Z97-K/USB 3.1:2
- Z97-PRO(WI-FI AC)/USB 3.1:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- Z97-K/USB 3.1:2
- Z97-PRO(WI-FI AC)/USB 3.1:1
LAN controller
- Z97-K/USB 3.1:Realtek 8111GR
- Z97-PRO(WI-FI AC)/USB 3.1:Intel® I218-V
Depth
- Z97-K/USB 3.1:218 mm
- Z97-PRO(WI-FI AC)/USB 3.1:244 mm

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Comparison of Z97-K/USB 3.1, Z97-PRO(WI-FI AC)/USB 3.1
74 specifications	A ASUS Z97-K/USB 3.1 View product	B ASUS Z97-PRO(WI-FI AC)/USB 3.1 View product
Memory1 differ
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2250,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200 MHz	1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200 MHz
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek 8111GR	Intel® I218-V
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Featuresidentical
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	218 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASUS Utilities EZ Update Anti-virus software (OEM version)
Other featuresidentical
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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