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Chipset Form Factor Memory Slots / Maximum Memory Frequency (MHz) Integrated Graphics Output PCIe x16 Slots Multi-GPU Support PCIe x4 PCIe x1 PCI SATA 6Gb/s (incl. SATA Express) SATA Express M.2 eSATA Wi-Fi Bluetooth V4.0
Bluetooth V3.0+HS
Gigabit Ethernet 4-Pin PWM Fan Headers
(incl. CPU fans)
Thunderbolt 2 Support USB 3.0
(Rear/Internal)
USB 2.0
(Rear/Internal)
Audio Codec Optical S/PDIF out DTS Support 5-Way Optimization TPU EPU CPU Power Fan Xpert 3 Turbo App 5x Protection Wi-Fi GO! HomeCloud Networking Software USB BIOS Flashback USB 3.0 Boost USB Charger+ EZ XMP MemOK! Extreme Engine Digi+ III Sonic Radar II SSD Secure Erase RAMDisk CPU Level Up ROG Connect TUF Fortifier Thermal Armor Thermal Radar 2 Dust Defender ASUS Dr.Power

Z97-DELUXE (NFC & WLC)
Intel® Z97 ATX 4x DDR3 / 32 GB DDR3 3300(O.C.) DP, mDP, HDMI 2 NVIDIA SLI®
AMD CrossFireX
1 (x16 size) 4 0 10 2 1 (PCIe/SATA) 0 Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2.4/5 GHz) 1x Intel® I218-V
1x Intel® I211-AT
6 ThunderboltEX II/Dual included 6/4 4/4 Realtek® ALC1150 DTS Ultra PC II
DTS Connect
DIGI+ 16-phase Turbo LAN - - - - - - - - - - -
Z97-DELUXE (NFC & WLC)

Z97-DELUXE
Intel® Z97 ATX 4x DDR3 / 32 GB DDR3 3300(O.C.) DP, mDP, HDMI 2 NVIDIA SLI®
AMD CrossFireX
1 (x16 size) 4 0 10 2 1 (PCIe/SATA) 0 Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2.4/5 GHz) 1x Intel® I218-V
1x Intel® I211-AT
6 Compatible with ThunderboltEX II/Dual 6/4 4/4 Realtek® ALC1150 DTS Ultra PC II
DTS Connect
DIGI+ 16-phase Turbo LAN - - - - - - - - - - -
Z97-DELUXE

Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)
Intel® Z97 ATX 4x DDR3 / 32 GB DDR3 3200(O.C.) DP, HDMI, DVI, VGA 2 NVIDIA SLI®
AMD CrossFireX
1 (x16 size) 4 0 8 1 1 (PCIe/SATA) 0 Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2.4/5 GHz) 1x Intel® I218-V 6 Compatible with ThunderboltEX II 4/4 2/4 Realtek® ALC1150 DTS Ultra PC II
DTS Connect
DIGI+ 12-phase Turbo LAN - - - - - - - - - - -
Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)

Z97-PRO
Intel® Z97 ATX 4x DDR3 / 32 GB DDR3 3200(O.C.) DP, HDMI, DVI, VGA 2 NVIDIA SLI®
AMD CrossFireX
1 (x16 size) 4 0 8 1 1 (PCIe/SATA) 0 - - 1x Intel® I218-V 6 Compatible with ThunderboltEX II 4/4 2/4 Realtek® ALC1150 DTS Ultra PC II
DTS Connect
DIGI+ 12-phase Remote GO! Turbo LAN - - - - - - - - - - -
Z97-PRO

Z97-A
Intel® Z97 ATX 4x DDR3 / 32 GB DDR3 3200(O.C.) DP, HDMI, DVI, VGA 2 NVIDIA SLI®
AMD CrossFireX
1 (x16 size) 2 2 6 1 1 (PCIe) 0 - - 1x Intel® I218-V 6 Compatible with ThunderboltEX II 4/2 2/6 Realtek® ALC892 DTS Ultra PC II
DTS Connect
DIGI+ 8-phase Remote GO! Turbo LAN - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Z97-A

Z97-AR
Intel® Z97 ATX 4x DDR3 / 32 GB DDR3 3200(O.C.) DP, HDMI 2 NVIDIA SLI®
AMD CrossFireX
1 (x16 size) 2 2 6 1 1 (PCIe) 0 - - 1x Intel® I218-V 6 Compatible with ThunderboltEX II 4/2 2/6 Realtek® ALC892 DTS Ultra PC II
DTS Connect
DIGI+ 8-phase Remote GO! Turbo LAN - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Z97-AR

Z97-C
Intel® Z97 ATX 4x DDR3 / 32 GB DDR3 3200(O.C.) HDMI, DVI, VGA 1 AMD CrossFireX 1 (x16 size) 2 3 6 1 1 (PCIe/SATA) 0 - - 1x Intel® I218-V 4 - 4/2 2/6 Realtek® ALC892 - - - - DIGI+ 6-phase - - Turbo LAN - Ai Charger - - - - - - - - - - - -
Z97-C

Z97-K/CSM
Intel® Z97 ATX 4x DDR3 / 32 GB DDR3 3200(O.C.) HDMI, DVI, VGA 1 AMD CrossFireX 1 (x16 size) 2 2 6 0 1 (PCIe/SATA) 0 - - 1x Realtek® 8111GR 3 - 4/2 2/6 Realtek® ALC887 - - - - DIGI+ 4-phase - - Turbo LAN - Ai Charger - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Z97-K/CSM

Z97M-PLUS
Intel® Z97 mATX 4x DDR3 / 32 GB DDR3 3200(O.C.) HDMI, DVI, VGA 1 AMD CrossFireX 1 (x16 size) 0 2 6 0 1 (PCIe/SATA) 0 - - 1x Intel® I218-V 3 - 4/2 2/6 Realtek® ALC887 - - - - DIGI+ 4-phase - - - - Ai Charger - - - - - - - - - - - -
Z97M-PLUS

Z97I-PLUS
Intel® Z97 M-ITX 2x DDR3 / 16 GB DDR3 3200(O.C.) DP, HDMI, DVI, VGA 1 - 0 0 0 4 0 1 (PCIe/SATA) 0 Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2.4/5 GHz) 1x Intel® I218-V 3 - 4/2 4/2 Realtek® ALC892 DTS Ultra PC II
DTS Connect
- - DIGI+ 6-phase - Turbo LAN - - - - - - - - - - - -
Z97I-PLUS

MAXIMUS VII FORMULA
Intel® Z97 ATX 4x DDR3 / 32 GB DDR3 3300(O.C.) HDMI, DP 2 NVIDIA SLI®
AMD CrossFireX
1 3 0 10 2 1 (PCIe/SATA) 0 Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2.4/5 GHz) 1x Intel® I218-V 8 Compatible with ThunderboltEX II 6/2 2/4 SupremeFX Formula 2014 DTS Connect - DIGI+ 8+2-phase - GameFirst III - - - - -
MAXIMUS VII FORMULA

MAXIMUS VII HERO
Intel® Z97 ATX 4x DDR3 / 32 GB DDR3 3200(O.C.) HDMI, DVI, VGA 2 NVIDIA SLI®
AMD CrossFireX
0 3 0 8 0 1 (PCIe) 0 - - 1x Intel® I218-V 6 - 4/2 2/4 SupremeFX 2014 DTS Connect - DIGI+ 8+2-phase - - - GameFirst III - - - - - -
MAXIMUS VII HERO

MAXIMUS VII GENE
Intel® Z97 mATX 4x DDR3 / 32 GB DDR3 3200(O.C.) HDMI 2 NVIDIA SLI®
AMD CrossFireX
1 0 0 8 0 1 (PCIe) 0 - - 1x Intel® I218-V 5 - 4/2 4/2 SupremeFX Impact 2 DTS Connect - DIGI+ 8+2-phase - - - GameFirst III - - - - -
MAXIMUS VII GENE

MAXIMUS VII IMPACT
Intel® Z97 M-ITX 2x DDR3 / 32 GB DDR3 3300(O.C.) HDMI, DP 1 - 0 0 0 4 0 1 (PCIe x4) 0 Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2.4/5 GHz) 1x Intel® I218-V 4 - 4/2 4/2 SupremeFX Impact 2 DTS Connect - DIGI+ 8+2-phase - GameFirst III - - - - -
MAXIMUS VII IMPACT

SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1
Intel® Z97 ATX 4x DDR3 / 32 GB DDR3 1866 DP, HDMI 2 NVIDIA SLI®
AMD CrossFireX
1 (x16 size) 3 0 8 1 0 0 - - 1x Intel® I218-V
1x Realtek® 8111GR
6 Compatible with ThunderboltEX II 4/4 4/4 Realtek® ALC1150 - - - - DIGI+ 8+2-phase Thermal Radar 2 - Remote GO! Turbo LAN - - - - - - - -
SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2
Intel® Z97 ATX 4x DDR3 / 32 GB DDR3 1866 DP, HDMI 2 NVIDIA SLI®
AMD CrossFireX
1 (x16 size) 3 0 6 0 0 0 - - 1x Intel® I218-V 6 Compatible with ThunderboltEX II 4/4 4/4 Realtek® ALC1150 - - - - DIGI+ 8+2-phase Thermal Radar 2 - Remote GO! Turbo LAN - - - - - - - - - - -
SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2

GRYPHON Z97
Intel® Z97 mATX 4x DDR3 / 32 GB DDR3 1866 DP, HDMI, DVI 2 NVIDIA SLI®
AMD CrossFireX
1 (x16 size) 1 0 6 0 0 0 - - 1x Intel® I218-V 6 Compatible with ThunderboltEX II 4/2 4/4 Realtek® ALC892 - - - - DIGI+ 8+2-phase Thermal Radar 2 - Remote GO! Turbo LAN - - - - - - - - - - -
GRYPHON Z97

Z97-WS
Intel® Z97 ATX 4x DDR3 / 32 GB DDR3 3300 (O.C.) DP, mDP, HDMI 4 4-Way/3-Way/Quad-GPU SLI, 4-Way/3-Way/Quad-GPU CrossFireX 1 2 0 8 2 1 (PCIe/SATA) 1 - - 1x Intel® I210
1x Intel® I218
6 Compatible with ThunderboltEX II/Dual 6/4 2/4 Realtek® ALC1150 DTS Ultra PC II
DTS Connect
DIGI+ 8+2-phase Remote GO! Turbo LAN - - - - - - - - - -
Z97-WS
Chipset Form Factor Memory Slots / Maximum Memory Frequency (MHz) Integrated Graphics Output PCIe x16 Slots Multi-GPU Support PCIe x4 PCIe x1 PCI SATA 6Gb/s SATA Express M.2 eSATA Wi-Fi Bluetooth V4.0
Bluetooth V3.0+HS
Gigabit Ethernet 4-Pin PWM Fan Headers
(incl. CPU fans)
Thunderbolt 2 Ports USB 3.0 (Rear/Internal) USB 2.0 (Rear/Internal) Audio Codec Optical S/PDIF out DTS Support 5-Way Optimization TPU EPU CPU Power Fan Xpert 3 Turbo App 5x Protection Wi-Fi GO! HomeCloud Networking Software USB BIOS Flashback USB 3.0 Boost USB Charger+ EZ XMP MemOK! Extreme Engine Digi+ III Sonic Radar II SSD Secure Erase RAMDisk CPU Level Up ROG Connect TUF Fortifier Thermal Armor Thermal Radar 2 Dust Defender ASUS Dr.Power