Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC

33specifications compared
11differ
22identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA III
- Z97 MPOWER MAX AC:SATA
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- Z97 MPOWER MAX AC:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
- Z97 MPOWER MAX AC:8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- Z97 MPOWER MAX AC:8
Motherboard form factor
- GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:micro ATX
- Z97 MPOWER MAX AC:ATX
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slots
- GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- Z97 MPOWER MAX AC:4
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots
- GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- Z97 MPOWER MAX AC:3
BIOS type
- GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:UEFI AMI
- Z97 MPOWER MAX AC:AMI

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Comparison of GA-Z97M-DS3H, Z97 MPOWER MAX AC
61 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-Z97M-DS3H View product	B MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2100,2133,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1000 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel® Z97	Intel® Z97
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	2	4
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	1	3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	128 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	244 mm

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