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GIGABYTE GA-Z97P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs MSI H97 GUARD-PRO

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  • 42specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 28identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • GA-Z97P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:SATA III
    • H97 GUARD-PRO:SATA
  • Maximum resolution
    • GA-Z97P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4096 x 2160 pixels
    • H97 GUARD-PRO:4096 x 2304 pixels
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • GA-Z97P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:3
    • H97 GUARD-PRO:2
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • GA-Z97P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1
    • H97 GUARD-PRO:0
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-Z97P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
    • H97 GUARD-PRO:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • GA-Z97P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
    • H97 GUARD-PRO:4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • GA-Z97P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
    • H97 GUARD-PRO:1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • GA-Z97P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:0
    • H97 GUARD-PRO:1

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Comparison of GA-Z97P-D3, H97 GUARD-PRO
70 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1000 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireXUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers4096 x 2160 pixels4096 x 2304 pixels
Number of displays supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectors66
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers10
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Serial port headers11
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4aUnknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111G
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z97Intel® H97
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC892
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers24
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slots11
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots11
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers200 mm220 mm
Other featuresidentical
Back-to-BIOS buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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