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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS MAXIMUS VIII GENE vs GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-UD5 TH

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  • 33specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 21identical
  • 33known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • M.2, SATA III
    • SATA
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 10, 5
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 5
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 8
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 0
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0

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ASUS

MAXIMUS VIII GENEView product
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GIGABYTE

GA-Z170X-UD5 THView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers3466,3500,3600,3800,3733,3000,2133,3333,3400,2400,3200,2800,3300,2666 MHz2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one64 GB
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, SATA IIISATA
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 10, 50, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers25
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers18
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers40
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one3
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Serial port headersKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers04
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers64
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel® Z170Intel® Z170
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, 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 x6
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI slotsKnown for one3
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers128 Mbit256 Mbit
ACPI version5.05.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for oneAMD, NVIDIA
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes

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