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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI H97 GUARD-PRO vs MSI Z97 GAMING 9 AC

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  • 44specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 34identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 8
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 8
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® H97
    • Intel® Z97
  • Audio chip
    • Realtek ALC892
    • Realtek ALC1150
  • PCI Express x1 slots
    • 4
    • 3
  • PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slots
    • 4
    • 3
  • PCI Express x16 slots
    • 2
    • 3

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66 specifications
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H97 GUARD-PROView product
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MSI

Z97 GAMING 9 ACView product
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2304 pixels
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers68
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Serial port headersKnown for one1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers48
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111G
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H97Intel® Z97
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC892Realtek ALC1150
Expansion slots4 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers43
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers43
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers13
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers220 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Back-to-BIOS buttonKnown for oneYes

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