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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI Z97 GAMING 7 vs MSI Z97S SLI PLUS

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  • 35specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 26identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

  • Memory slots type
    • DIMM
    • SO-DIMM
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA
    • SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 8
    • 6
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • LAN controller
    • Bigfoot Killer E2205
    • Intel® I218-V
  • BIOS type
    • AMI
    • UEFI

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Z97 GAMING 7View product
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Z97S SLI PLUSView product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4
Memory slots typeDiffersDIMMSO-DIMM
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2800,3000 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATASATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2304 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one8
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one8
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers86
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers21
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one6
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersBigfoot Killer E2205Intel® I218-V
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1150
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one4
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIUEFI
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes

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