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ASUS B150 PRO GAMING/AURA vs ASUS Z170-WS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX

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  • 38specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 25identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • B150 PRO GAMING/AURA:M.2, SATA III
    • Z170-WS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • B150 PRO GAMING/AURA:2
    • Z170-WS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • B150 PRO GAMING/AURA:1
    • Z170-WS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • B150 PRO GAMING/AURA:3
    • Z170-WS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • B150 PRO GAMING/AURA:2
    • Z170-WS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • B150 PRO GAMING/AURA:1
    • Z170-WS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • B150 PRO GAMING/AURA:1
    • Z170-WS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:0
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • B150 PRO GAMING/AURA:1
    • Z170-WS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:0

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Comparison of B150 PRO GAMING/AURA, Z170-WS
72 specifications
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133 MHz2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3733 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, SATA IIISATA III
RAID supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way CrossFireX4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512 MB
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® HD Graphics
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers34
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® I210-AT, Intel I219LM
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for onePCUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B150Intel® Z170
Audio output channelsDiffers7.1 channels8.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for oneATXUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Conflict-FreeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterpriseKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVT-d
Other featuresidentical
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4

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