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Green Micro-ATX board with silver heatsinks, black 240-pin RAM slots, white PCIe x16 slot, two white x1 slots, six blue SATA ports

GIGABYTE

GIGABYTE GA-Z97M-DS3H Intel motherboard

SKU CH-E88J-YKA2W

Micro-ATX Z97 board with LGA 1150 socket, four DDR3 slots up to 32 GB, six SATA 6Gb/s ports, HDMI, 7.1 audio and gigabit LAN

  • ProcessorCore i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium / Celeron (LGA1150)
  • ChipsetIntel Z97
  • Form factorMicro ATX
  • CPU socketLGA 1150
  • Onboard video chipSupported only by CPU with integrated graphic
  • Memory slot count4 × 240pin
  • Supports 4th and 5th Gen Intel Core LGA 1150 CPUs
  • Up to 32 GB DDR3 across four 240-pin slots
  • 4K video via HDMI with Intel integrated graphics
  • 1-channel Realtek ALC887 audio for immersive sound
  • DualBIOS UEFI and APP Center utilities simplify setup

Socket & Chipset

The GA-Z97M-DS3H is a micro-ATX motherboard built around the Intel Z97 chipset and LGA 1150 socket. It supports 4th and 5th Generation Intel Core i7, i5, i3, Pentium and Celeron processors. Four 240-pin slots accept DDR3 memory up to 3100 MT/s overclocked, with a 32 GB maximum in dual-channel mode.

Best Fit

Builders upgrading an existing LGA 1150 system or assembling a compact DDR3-based PC will find the board matches their CPU and memory. Users needing a newer socket, different memory type, more than one PCIe x16 slot or additional SATA ports should look elsewhere.

Deciding Spec

The single specification that determines compatibility is the LGA 1150 socket paired with the Z97 chipset; only processors designed for that socket will install and operate on this board.

How it compares

Measured against everything we stock in Motherboards for Intel CPUs, at today’s prices. Recalculated every night.

Price $83.99
Cheaper than about 59% of the 2,965 comparable items (median $97.99).

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameGIGABYTE
Model nameGA-Z97M-DS3H
Processor
ProcessorCore i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium / Celeron (LGA1150)
CPU socketLGA 1150
ChipsetIntel Z97
Memory
Memory slot count4 × 240pin
Supported memoryDDR3 3100(OC)/3000(OC)/2933(OC)/2800(OC)/2666(OC)/2600(OC)/2500(OC)/2400(OC)/2200(OC)/2133(OC)/2000(OC)/1866(OC)/1800(OC)/1600/1333
Max supported RAM32 GB
Memory channelsDual Channel
Storage
SATA ports6 x SATA 6Gb/s
SATA and RAID support0/1/5/10
Graphics
Onboard video chipSupported only by CPU with integrated graphic
Audio & video
Audio chipRealtek ALC887
Sound channels7.1 Channels
Connectivity
Ethernet controllerRealtek 8111F-VL
Maximum network speed1 Gbit/s
Ports & slots
PCIe 3.0 x16 slots1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16
PCIe x1 slots2 x PCI Express x1
Rear panel ports1 x HDMI / 1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Combo / 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 / 4 x USB 3.0
PS/2 ports1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
Video connectors1 x DVI-D1 x D-SUB
HDMI ports1 x HDMI
Ethernet port1 x RJ45
USB 3.0 ports4 x USB 3.0
USB 2.0 ports2 x USB 2.0
Audio jacks3 Ports
Onboard USB headers2 x USB 3.0 + 4 x USB 2.0
Power
Power connectors24 Pin
Size & build
Form factorMicro ATX
Width and length8.9 in × 7.6 in

Questions about this item

What speed does the single PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot actually cap at with a 4th or 5th Generation Intel Core processor?

The slot runs at PCI Express 3.0 x16 bandwidth with a 4th or 5th Generation Intel Core processor; older LGA 1150 CPUs limit it to 2.0 speeds.

Which mounting pattern and form factor does this board use for case installation?

The board follows the Micro ATX form factor and uses the standard Micro ATX standoff layout.

How is the UEFI DualBIOS updated, and which step do builders often miss?

Download the BIOS file to a FAT32 USB stick, enter Q-Flash from the firmware, select the file, and confirm; the step often missed is renaming the file to GIGABYTE.BIN before flashing.

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