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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE Z97X-UD7-TH motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs MSI Z97 GAMING 3

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 34identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 4
    • 1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • Headphone outputs
    • 1
    • 6
  • PCI Express x1 slots
    • 3
    • 2
  • PCI Express x16 slots
    • 3
    • 2

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77 specifications
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GIGABYTE

Z97X-UD7-TH motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

Model Z97X-UD7-TH

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MSI

Z97 GAMING 3View product
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one8GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX2-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2304 pixels
Number of displays supportedKnown for one2
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one8
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers41
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers02
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers64
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one2
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
Featuresidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1150
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers32
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers32
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for one1
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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