ASUS Z97 Motherboards Comparison Chart
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
