Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI Z97I AC vs MSI Z97M-G43 Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

40specifications compared
10differ
30identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Internal memory
- Z97I AC:16 GB
- Z97M-G43 Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z97I AC:SATA III
- Z97M-G43 Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- Z97I AC:1
- Z97M-G43 Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:3
Number of SATA III connectors
- Z97I AC:4
- Z97M-G43 Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Z97I AC:1
- Z97M-G43 Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Z97I AC:2
- Z97M-G43 Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
Digital audio optical out
- Z97I AC:1
- Z97M-G43 Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
Motherboard form factor
- Z97I AC:mini ITX
- Z97M-G43 Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of Z97I AC, Z97M-G43
60 specifications	A MSI Z97I AC View product	B MSI Z97M-G43 Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model Z97M-G43 View product
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA, SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1, 5, 10
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	3
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outDiffers	1	6
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	micro ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
Mini PCI Express slot (half-length)Known for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	244 mm

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