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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI Z97-G43 GAMING

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  • 37specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 28identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX
  • BIOS type
    • UEFI AMI
    • AMI
  • BIOS memory size
    • 128 Mbit
    • 64 Mbit
  • Width
    • 226 mm
    • 305 mm
  • Depth
    • 193 mm
    • 244 mm

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60 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

Model GA-Z97M-DS3H

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MSI

Z97-G43 GAMINGView product
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1000 MB
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-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 one1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers26
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1150
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one3
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIAMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers128 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers226 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers193 mm244 mm

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