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ASUS Z97-PRO Ggamer vs GIGABYTE MD70-HB1 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 8identical
  • 57known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • Z97-PRO Ggamer:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
    • MD70-HB1 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:LGA 2011-v3
  • Supported memory types
    • Z97-PRO Ggamer:DDR3-SDRAM
    • MD70-HB1 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:DDR4-SDRAM
  • Memory channels
    • Z97-PRO Ggamer:Dual-channel
    • MD70-HB1 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:Quad-channel
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • Z97-PRO Ggamer:3
    • MD70-HB1 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • Z97-PRO Ggamer:1
    • MD70-HB1 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • Z97-PRO Ggamer:4
    • MD70-HB1 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:10
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • Z97-PRO Ggamer:2
    • MD70-HB1 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • Z97-PRO Ggamer:4
    • MD70-HB1 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:2

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Comparison of Z97-PRO Ggamer, MD70-HB1
80 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 2011-v3
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxxUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsDiffersDual-channelQuad-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200 MHz1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one32 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneQuad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLIUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAspeed AST2400
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers31
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers410
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers13
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers10
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
IPMI LAN (RJ-45) portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I218-VUnknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component forDiffersPCServer
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXExtended ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z97Intel® C612
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Power supply, TemperatureUnknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for onePassiveUnknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for oneATXUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, 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, WinUnknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneESD Guards on LAN, Audio, KBMS and USB3.0/2.0 ports DRAM Overcurrent Protection 10K Black Metallic Capacitors Stainless Steel Back I/O DIGI+ VRM Auto Tuning TurboV GPU Boost without switch EPU AI Suite 3 Ai Charger ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ USB 3.0 Boost Disk Unlocker Interactive HomeCloud Media Streamer StUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers25
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one244 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one305 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS Utilities EZ Update Anti-virusUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16
Number of processors supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2

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