Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI H97I AC vs MSI H97M-E35 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

46specifications compared
11differ
35identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H97I AC:SATA III
- H97M-E35 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA
USB 2.0 connectors
- H97I AC:1
- H97M-E35 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- H97I AC:4
- H97M-E35 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- H97I AC:1
- H97M-E35 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
DVI-D ports quantity
- H97I AC:0
- H97M-E35 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
Headphone outputs
- H97I AC:6
- H97M-E35 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:3
LAN controller
- H97I AC:Realtek 8111G
- H97M-E35 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111G
Motherboard form factor
- H97I AC:mini ITX
- H97M-E35 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of H97I AC, H97M-E35
63 specifications	A MSI H97I AC View product	B MSI H97M-E35 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H97M-E35 View product
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	3
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek 8111G	Realtek RTL8111G
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini PCI Express slot (half-length)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	225 mm

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