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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) vs MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC

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  • 34specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 28identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC has 4 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the ASUS Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) (8 vs 4). The MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC has 1 more PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots than the ASUS Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) (3 vs 2). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA III on the ASUS Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac), SATA on the MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC. Parallel processing technology support: 3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI on the ASUS Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac), 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX on the MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC. BIOS type: UEFI AMI on the ASUS Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac), AMI on the MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 8
  • PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • 2
    • 3
  • BIOS type
    • UEFI AMI
    • AMI

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68 specifications
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ASUS

Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac)View product
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MSI

Z97 MPOWER MAX ACView product
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2100,2133,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one6
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one8
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers48
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
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 outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one6
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I218-V
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0
Featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Pro
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers23
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA

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