Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z97-K Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs ASUS Z97M-PLUS Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

48specifications compared
4differ
44identical
1known for one product only

Key differences

PS/2 ports quantity
- Z97-K Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
- Z97M-PLUS Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- Z97-K Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:ATX
- Z97M-PLUS Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- Z97-K Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:305 mm
- Z97M-PLUS Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:244 mm
Depth
- Z97-K Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:218 mm
- Z97M-PLUS Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:224 mm

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Comparison of Z97-K, Z97M-PLUS
49 specifications	A ASUS Z97-K Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model Z97-K View product	B ASUS Z97M-PLUS Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model Z97M-PLUS View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memoryidentical
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Supported memory clock speeds	1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2250,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000 MHz	1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2250,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000 MHz
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III	SATA III
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Quad-GPU CrossFireX	Quad-GPU CrossFireX
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectors	6	6
Number of SATA II connectors	0	0
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	2	2
Number of COM connectors	1	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel® Z97	Intel® Z97
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots	1	1
PCI slots	2	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	UEFI AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI version	5.0a	5.0a
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	218 mm	224 mm

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