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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

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  • 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
    • SATA III
    • SATA, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Ethernet interface type
    • Gigabit Ethernet
    • Fast Ethernet
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX
  • BIOS type
    • UEFI AMI
    • AMI
  • BIOS memory size
    • 128 Mbit
    • 64 Mbit

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61 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 PC MateView product
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 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
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one6
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek 8111G
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIAMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers128 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers226 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers193 mm220 mm

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