ASUS H97-PLUS vs M5A97 PLUS Motherboard Comparison

ASUS H97-PLUS and Asus M5A97 PLUS are both motherboards with the same Form factor (ATX), PCI-Express x1 Slots (2) and SATA 6 Gbps Ports (6). The main differences are in Socket, Chipset, Supported Memory and CrossFire Support.

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ASUS H97-PLUS	Asus M5A97 PLUS
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Pangoly Score (How do we rate?) 82	Pangoly Score (How do we rate?) -
Brand ASUS	Brand ASUS
Model H97-PLUS	Model M5A97 PLUS
Release Date 📅 May 2014	Release Date -
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews ★★★★★ (37 reviews) Add a product review	User reviews Add a product review
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Compatible PC parts Processors ► Memory ► Cases ► CPU Coolers ►	Compatible PC parts Processors ► Memory ► Cases ► CPU Coolers ►
Pros M.2 Support SATA Express Support Good onboard audio	Pros -
Cons Realtek NIC	Cons -
Series	Series -
Socket LGA1150	Socket AM3+
Form factor ATX	Form factor ATX
Chipset Intel H97	Chipset AMD 970
Supported Memory DDR3 1066Mhz 1333Mhz 1600Mhz	Supported Memory DDR3 1066Mhz 1333Mhz 1600Mhz 1866Mhz 2133Mhz
* High clock speeds may require enabling the XMP profile in the motherboard BIOS ** RAM support may also depend on the CPU memory controller
ECC RAM Support No	ECC RAM Support No
Audio Chipset -	Audio Chipset Realtek ALC887
Audio Channels -	Audio Channels 8 Channels
LAN Chipset -	LAN Chipset Realtek 8111F
Max LAN Speed -	Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps
SLI Support No	SLI Support No
CrossFire Support Yes	CrossFire Support No
RAID Support Yes	RAID Support Yes
Back Connect No	Back Connect No
Wireless LAN No	Wireless LAN No
PCI-Express x16 Slots 2	PCI-Express x16 Slots 1
PCI-Express x4 Slots 0	PCI-Express x4 Slots 0
PCI-Express x1 Slots 2	PCI-Express x1 Slots 2
SATA 6 Gbps Ports 6	SATA 6 Gbps Ports 6
SATA Express Ports 0	SATA Express Ports 0
M.2 Ports 1	M.2 Ports 0
M.2 Devices support 2260 / 2280 - M Key	M.2 Devices support -
RAM Slots 4	RAM Slots 4
Maximum Supported RAM 32 GB	Maximum Supported RAM 32 GB
Onboard USB 2.0 3	Onboard USB 2.0 3
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 1	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 0
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 0	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 0
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0
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