Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI H97 GAMING 3 vs MSI H97 GUARD-PRO

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Comparison of H97 GAMING 3, H97 GUARD-PRO
62 specifications	A MSI H97 GAMING 3 View product	B MSI H97 GUARD-PRO View product
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Internal I/Oidentical
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111G
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1150	Realtek ALC892
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	4
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	2	4
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	220 mm
Other featuresidentical
Back-to-BIOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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