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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 vs MSI H97M-G43 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 32identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA
  • Maximum resolution
    • 4096 x 2160 pixels
    • 4096 x 2304 pixels
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • Motherboard form factor
    • ATX
    • micro ATX
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® Z97
    • Intel® H97
  • PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slots
    • 3
    • 2

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GIGABYTE

GA-Z97X-Gaming 5View product
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MSI

H97M-G43 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

Model H97M-G43

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Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA
Graphics1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers4096 x 2160 pixels4096 x 2304 pixels
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1000 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one6
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one6
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111G
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z97Intel® H97
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC892
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers32
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers225 mm244 mm

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