Compatibility problem with Asus H97-PLUS and Samsung 960 Pro?

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I was doing UserBenchmark test and it got stuck at "Running 4kMixed test". I though okay I will do it manually in the "Build" section in top right corner. When I inserted my parts it said my Asus H97-PLUS is not compaitble with my new SSD that I installed today. I had trouble with installation and my BIOS didn't recognize it but i found solution from this forum and I used Samsung Data Migration to move all the data to the new Samsung 960 Pro. It worked all fine and I am using it as my main boot system right now. I got really worried when UserBenchmark said its not compatible. Does it mean I bought this for nothing? Should I try to return it and switch back to my old SSD?

This is what I got from UserBenchmark under Build after selecting manually my parts:

Userbenchmark PC Build Comparison


my old SSD: Crucial BX100 250GB


After all was it dumb to buy the new SSD? My though was that now it will last almost forever, when its speed is 7x faster than my old SSD.

 
Solution
Samsung drive is PCI-Express 3.0 x4. M.2 supports up to 32 Gb/s data-transfer speeds.

Motherboard is PCI-Express 2.0 x 2. M.2 supports up to 10Gb/s data-transfer speeds.

The drive is meant for newer model motherboards with PCI-Express 3.0 x 4 M.2, but will run at slower speeds in H97 Chipset model.. Adapter card in PCI-Express x 4 slot will also be faster.
Samsung drive is PCI-Express 3.0 x4. M.2 supports up to 32 Gb/s data-transfer speeds.

Motherboard is PCI-Express 2.0 x 2. M.2 supports up to 10Gb/s data-transfer speeds.

The drive is meant for newer model motherboards with PCI-Express 3.0 x 4 M.2, but will run at slower speeds in H97 Chipset model.. Adapter card in PCI-Express x 4 slot will also be faster.
 
Solution

ily

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Okay so best thing to do is buy better motherboard I guess.

Is there some kind of list of motherboards where I can just tick what I need? I have searched for a while now and all I find is guidepages telling what I need to know before buying. I need some kind of site where I can just click:
DDR3 [ ] DDR4 [X]
Intel [X] AMD [ ]

I want a motherboard that supports PCI-Express 3.0 x4, DDR4 and Intel i5-4590 (or future purchase, probably a new intel)

Also whats difference between ATX and EATX? I have support for EATX so is bigger better?