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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs MSI 970 GAMING

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  • 40specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 24identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
    • Socket AM3+
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 8
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1

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ASUS

Z97-P Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

Model Z97-P

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970 GAMINGView product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1150 (Socket H3)Socket AM3+
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®AMD Athlon FX, AMD Athlon II, AMD Sempron
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers3200,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2250,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors33
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one6
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers46
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
EPS power connector (8-pin)YesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers28
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek 8111G
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersIntelAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z97AMD 970
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for oneAMD SB950
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1150
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots22
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI slots22
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers213 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one32 GB
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI

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