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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z97I-PLUS Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX vs MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC

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  • 34specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 22identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC has 16 GB more internal memory than the ASUS Z97I-PLUS Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Z97I-PLUS Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX (2 vs 1). The MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS Z97I-PLUS Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX (2 vs 1). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA III on the ASUS Z97I-PLUS Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX, SATA on the MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC. Motherboard form factor: mini ITX on the ASUS Z97I-PLUS Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX, ATX on the MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC.

  • Internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 32 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 4
    • 8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 8
  • Motherboard form factor
    • mini ITX
    • ATX

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ASUS

Z97I-PLUS Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX

Model Z97I-PLUS

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Z97 MPOWER MAX ACView product
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one2
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2100,2133,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers48
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
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
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one2
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
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
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmini ITXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one4
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers170 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers170 mm244 mm
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX

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