Z87 vs. Z97

[InsaneFPSGamer]

What are the facts and differences between the two?

[warplane95]

Z97 can support broadwell 14nm

[warplane95]

get the z87 if you can find something cheap... the real update is Skylake

[Clyne]

Z97 supports Devil's Canyon out of the box, Z87 is older. Get Z97

[Panther2104]

This is a good thread...im looking into updating my motherboard in Nov....so even though z97 is the newer board. Is there any advantage z97 has over z87?? 

[Nico123473]

z97 supports sata-express and m.2

[warplane95]

yeah but, sata-express cost twice compare to sata3

[Whypatch]

This is a good thread...im looking into updating my motherboard in Nov....so even though z97 is the newer board. Is there any advantage z97 has over z87?? 

Sata Express, m.2, Devil's Canyon and Broadwell support

[Faceman]

If you already have Z87, there is no reason to upgrade to Z97.  Just update the BIOS to the newest available, so that a newer CPU is compatible.  BTW, Z87 should support Broadwell.  If Z97 can support broadwell, that means its a 1150 socket, so hopefully another BIOS update is all that is needed for Z87 to work with Broadwell.

 

If you are buying new, get Z97 because it is compatible with devil's canyon out of the box, and comes with some extra features like M.sata