Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z97-WS motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE

44specifications compared
15differ
29identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z97-WS motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE (2 vs 1). The ASUS Z97-WS motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE has 3 more SATA connectors than the ASUS Z97-WS motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (7 vs 4). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA III on the ASUS Z97-WS motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, SATA on the GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z97-WS motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:SATA III
- GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE:SATA
USB 2.0 connectors
- Z97-WS motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
- GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE:1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- Z97-WS motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
- GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE:1
Number of SATA connectors
- Z97-WS motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
- GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE:7
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Z97-WS motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
- GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Z97-WS motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:6
- GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Z97-WS motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
- GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- Z97-WS motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:0
- GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE:1

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Comparison of Z97-WS, GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE
75 specifications	A ASUS Z97-WS motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model Z97-WS View product	B GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE View product
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200,3300 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way CrossFireX
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MB
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	7
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4a
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® I218-LM, Intel® I210-AT	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC1150
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	4	1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	128 Mbit
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS Utilities	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express power connectors (6-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS switch buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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