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

36specifications compared
11differ
25identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z97 PC Mate has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the MSI Z97 PC Mate (4 vs 2). The MSI Z97 PC Mate has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (2 vs 1). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, SATA, SATA III on the MSI Z97 PC Mate. Ethernet interface type: Gigabit Ethernet on the GIGABYTE GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, Fast Ethernet on the MSI Z97 PC Mate.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA III
- Z97 PC Mate:SATA, SATA III
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- Z97 PC Mate:4
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 PC Mate:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- Z97 PC Mate:2
Ethernet interface type
- GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- Z97 PC Mate:Fast Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:micro ATX
- Z97 PC Mate:ATX
BIOS type
- GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:UEFI AMI
- Z97 PC Mate:AMI
BIOS memory size
- GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:128 Mbit
- Z97 PC Mate:64 Mbit

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Comparison of GA-Z97M-DS3H, Z97 PC Mate
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 PC Mate 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	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 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, SATA III
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
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
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 connectors	6	6
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)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Serial port headers	1	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel 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 ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek 8111G
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
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	128 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI version	5.0	5.0
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	220 mm

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