Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI Z97-G55 SLI vs MSI Z97 PC Mate

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z97-G55 SLI:SATA
- Z97 PC Mate:SATA, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- Z97-G55 SLI:3
- Z97 PC Mate:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- Z97-G55 SLI:2
- Z97 PC Mate:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Z97-G55 SLI:2
- Z97 PC Mate:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Z97-G55 SLI:6
- Z97 PC Mate:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- Z97-G55 SLI:1
- Z97 PC Mate:2
Audio chip
- Z97-G55 SLI:Realtek ALC892
- Z97 PC Mate:Realtek ALC887
PCI slots
- Z97-G55 SLI:1
- Z97 PC Mate:2

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Comparison of Z97-G55 SLI, Z97 PC Mate
47 specifications	A MSI Z97-G55 SLI View product	B MSI Z97 PC Mate View product
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA	SATA, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	2	1
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	6	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC887
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	128 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	220 mm

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