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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS 970 PRO GAMING/AURA vs ASUS MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA/LGA1151/Z170

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 23differ
  • 24identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM3+
    • LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
  • Supported memory types
    • DDR3-SDRAM
    • DDR4-SDRAM
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 32 GB
    • 64 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • M.2, SATA III
    • M.2, SATA, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 4

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970 PRO GAMING/AURAView product
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MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA/LGA1151/Z170View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM3+LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-6xxx, i5-6xxx, i7-6xxx
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3400,3466,3500,3600,3733 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, SATA IIIM.2, SATA, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2304 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers64
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers80
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers06
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
Network3 differ
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® I211-ATIntel® I219-V
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothDiffersNoYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.1
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersAMDIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 970Intel® Z170
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit16 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers2.0a5.0
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes

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