Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI Z97I GAMING AC

34specifications compared
9differ
25identical
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
- Z97I GAMING AC:SATA
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
- Z97I GAMING AC:4
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- Z97I GAMING AC:2
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- Z97I GAMING AC:2
Motherboard form factor
- GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:micro ATX
- Z97I GAMING AC:mini ITX
BIOS type
- GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:UEFI AMI
- Z97I GAMING AC:AMI
Width
- GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:226 mm
- Z97I GAMING AC:170 mm
Depth
- GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:193 mm
- Z97I GAMING AC:170 mm

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Comparison of GA-Z97M-DS3H, Z97I GAMING AC
62 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-Z97M-DS3H motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-Z97M-DS3H View product	B MSI Z97I GAMING 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	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 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
Internal I/O1 differ
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 connectorsDiffers	6	4
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
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
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 quantityDiffers	1	2
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
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	mini ITX
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 ALC1150
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots	1	1
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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	170 mm

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