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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS LGA1151/INTELI7/14NMCPU/TURBO Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX vs ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO

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  • 36specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 24identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS LGA1151/INTELI7/14NMCPU/TURBO Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO (6 vs 4). The ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS LGA1151/INTELI7/14NMCPU/TURBO Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS LGA1151/INTELI7/14NMCPU/TURBO Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO (2 vs 1). Supported storage drive interfaces: M.2, SATA, SATA III on the ASUS LGA1151/INTELI7/14NMCPU/TURBO Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX, M.2, SATA III on the ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO. Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the ASUS LGA1151/INTELI7/14NMCPU/TURBO Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX, ATX on the ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • M.2, SATA, SATA III
    • M.2, SATA III
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® H170
    • Intel® Z170

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ASUS

LGA1151/INTELI7/14NMCPU/TURBO Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX

Model LGA1151/INTELI7/14NMCPU/TURBO

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Processoridentical
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-6xxx, i5-6xxx, i7-6xxx
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133 MHz3000,2133,3333,3400,2400,3200,3600,2800,3300,2666 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, SATA, SATA IIIM.2, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10, 5
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers64
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one1
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H170Intel® Z170
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Window
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit128 Mbit
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers227 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA

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