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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI Z97 GAMING 9 ACK vs MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition

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  • 46specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 37identical
  • 12known for one product only

Key differences

  • Parallel processing technology support
    • 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
    • 2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
  • Maximum resolution
    • 4096 x 2304 pixels
    • 4096 x 2160 pixels
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 8
    • 6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 8
    • 4
  • LAN controller
    • Bigfoot Killer E2205
    • Realtek 8111G
  • Motherboard form factor
    • Extended ATX
    • ATX
  • Audio chip
    • Realtek ALC1150
    • Realtek ALC892

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Z97 GAMING 9 ACKView product
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Z97S SLI Krait EditionView product
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics2 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
Maximum resolutionDiffers4096 x 2304 pixels4096 x 2160 pixels
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers86
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers84
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersBigfoot Killer E2205Realtek 8111G
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.1
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersExtended ATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1150Realtek ALC892
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers32
PCI slotsKnown for one2

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