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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 vs MSI Z97 GAMING 3

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 35identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA
  • Maximum resolution
    • 4096 x 2160 pixels
    • 4096 x 2304 pixels
  • Number of displays supported
    • 3
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slots
    • 3
    • 2
  • PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • 2
    • 1
  • PCI slots
    • 1
    • 3

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69 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-Z97X-Gaming 5View product
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MSI

Z97 GAMING 3View product
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 oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphics3 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX2-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionDiffers4096 x 2160 pixels4096 x 2304 pixels
Number of displays supportedDiffers32
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1000 MB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA connectors66
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Serial port headers11
TPM connectorYesYes
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
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity11
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one6
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel® Z97Intel® Z97
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1150
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers32
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slots11
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsDiffers13
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers225 mm244 mm

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