GIGABYTE GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) vs GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0)

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) has 112 Mbit more BIOS memory size than the GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0) (128 Mbit vs 16 Mbit). The GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0) has 61 mm more width than the GIGABYTE GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) (305 mm vs 244 mm). The GIGABYTE GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) has 19 mm more depth than the GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0) (244 mm vs 225 mm). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA on the GIGABYTE GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0), M.2, SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0). Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0), ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0).

• Supported storage drive interfaces
  • GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0):SATA
  • GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):M.2, SATA III
• Motherboard form factor
  • GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0):micro ATX
  • GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):ATX
• BIOS memory size
  • GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0):128 Mbit
  • GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):16 Mbit
• Width
  • GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0):244 mm
  • GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):305 mm
• Depth
  • GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0):244 mm
  • GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):225 mm