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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 vs GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 35identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 (32 GB vs 16 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE has 2 more SATA connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 (7 vs 5). Only the GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 has Bluetooth. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-Gaming 5, SATA on the GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE.

  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 32 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 5
    • 7
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • Bluetooth
    • Yes
    • No

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Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000 MHz1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way CrossFireX
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one5
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers57
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one6
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
BluetoothDiffersYesNo
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmini ITXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1150
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers170 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers170 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneYes

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