ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO vs GIGABYTE GA-Z170N-WIFI (rev. 1.0)

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z170N-WIFI (rev. 1.0) has 4 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO (6 vs 2). The ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO has 4 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z170N-WIFI (rev. 1.0) (4 vs 0). The ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO has 4 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-Z170N-WIFI (rev. 1.0) (4 vs 0). ECC сompatibility: Non-ECC on the ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO, ECC & Non-ECC on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170N-WIFI (rev. 1.0). Supported storage drive interfaces: M.2, SATA III on the ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO, SATA on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170N-WIFI (rev. 1.0).

• ECC сompatibility
  • MAXIMUS VIII HERO:Non-ECC
  • GA-Z170N-WIFI (rev. 1.0):ECC & Non-ECC
• Supported storage drive interfaces
  • MAXIMUS VIII HERO:M.2, SATA III
  • GA-Z170N-WIFI (rev. 1.0):SATA
• RAID levels
  • MAXIMUS VIII HERO:0, 1, 10, 5
  • GA-Z170N-WIFI (rev. 1.0):0, 1, 5, 10
• USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
  • MAXIMUS VIII HERO:2
  • GA-Z170N-WIFI (rev. 1.0):6
• Number of SATA III connectors
  • MAXIMUS VIII HERO:4
  • GA-Z170N-WIFI (rev. 1.0):0
• USB 2.0 ports quantity
  • MAXIMUS VIII HERO:4
  • GA-Z170N-WIFI (rev. 1.0):0
• USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
  • MAXIMUS VIII HERO:2
  • GA-Z170N-WIFI (rev. 1.0):4
• USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
  • MAXIMUS VIII HERO:2
  • GA-Z170N-WIFI (rev. 1.0):0