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Z89 Vs. Z97

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So can anyone tell me what exactly the differences are in motherboards that are a Z97 vs. a Z87. What are some specific differences in them?

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z87 is Haswell's high-end chipset

z97 is Haswell Refresh's high-end chipset

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The simplest answer is that Z97 is the slightly newer version. It has a few newer features (nothing really life-changing to be perfectly honest), but is fundamentally pretty much the same.

 

Edit: I guess the biggest two differences are that Z97 supports M.2 SSDs and SATA Express, though of course, this would still be dependent upon the motherboard manufacturer to put these onto the board.

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z87 is Haswell's high-end chipset

z97 is Haswell Refresh's high-end chipset

Well i know that, i was hoping for a little more advanced info than that

CPU: i7 4790k (4.0 Ghz)| Motherboard: MSI Z97 Gaming-5 ATX LGA1150| RAM: 16 Gb Corsair Vengeance Pro(DDR3-1600, Red 4x4Gb)| GPU: EVGA GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0| Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black with Window)| Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB and Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD| PSU: Corsair HX750i 80+ Platinum| Display(s):  Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" | Cooling: Corsair H100i GTX| Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB| Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma|

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Well i know that, i was hoping for a little more advanced info than that

Well, other then that, almost nothing

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Z97 supports Broadwell, whereas Z87 does not. Z97 supports sata express, whereas Z87 does not. Other than that, they are basically the same.

This is what i was looking for. Thank you

CPU: i7 4790k (4.0 Ghz)| Motherboard: MSI Z97 Gaming-5 ATX LGA1150| RAM: 16 Gb Corsair Vengeance Pro(DDR3-1600, Red 4x4Gb)| GPU: EVGA GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0| Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black with Window)| Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB and Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD| PSU: Corsair HX750i 80+ Platinum| Display(s):  Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" | Cooling: Corsair H100i GTX| Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB| Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma|

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