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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI H97M-E35 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI Z97 GAMING 5

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 34identical
  • 13known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 32 GB
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • Headphone outputs
    • 3
    • 6
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® H97
    • Intel® Z97
  • Audio chip
    • Realtek ALC887
    • Realtek ALC1150

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MSI

H97M-E35 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

Model H97M-E35

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Z97 GAMING 5View product
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Headphone outputsDiffers36
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111G
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H97Intel® Z97
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC1150
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers24
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers24
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers13
PCI slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers225 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Back-to-BIOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2304 pixels
Number of displays supportedKnown for one2

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