Are these Motherboards the same?

[Avidius]

PCPartPicker does not list these motherboards as the same, but they have identical features. Micro Center says that the mobo only supports i7, however, newegg says the mobo supports i7 to Celeron. That doesn't make sense when Haswell i7s and Pentiums share the same chipset. I'm getting a Pentium G3258 with a Z97 for upgrades.

http/pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97gaming5

http/www.microcenter.com/product/433406/Z97-Gaming_5_LGA_1150_ATX_Intel_Motherboard

 

[Gingerbread]

Impossible, both are z97 gaming 5, it is the same board, as long as it says z97 gaming 5.

 

[koffeeshop77]

yes,
both the same
micro center cost 5.99 shipping and you only get the rebate if bundled with eligible CPU
newegg e.g. is free. shipping , 149 no bundale required

 

[Avidius]

yes,
both the same
micro center cost 5.99 shipping and you only get the rebate if bundled with eligible CPU
newegg e.g. is free. shipping , 149 no bundale required

It is a mail-in rebate from MSI. The bundle is not required as I have seen other boards with the deal where it did not say rebate. This board will work with the Pentium, right?

 

[koffeeshop77]

yeah pentium haswell

 

[Gingerbread]

Yeap G3xxx are compatible:
http/www.msi.com/product/motherboard/support/Z97-GAMING-5.html#support-cpu
look over here for full list.