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

31specifications compared
9differ
22identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-UD5 TH has 3 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO (5 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-UD5 TH has 6 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO (8 vs 2). The ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO has 4 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-UD5 TH (4 vs 0). Supported storage drive interfaces: M.2, SATA III on the ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO, SATA on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-UD5 TH. RAID levels: 0, 1, 10, 5 on the ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO, 0, 1, 5, 10 on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-UD5 TH.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- MAXIMUS VIII HERO:M.2, SATA III
- GA-Z170X-UD5 TH:SATA
RAID levels
- MAXIMUS VIII HERO:0, 1, 10, 5
- GA-Z170X-UD5 TH:0, 1, 5, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- MAXIMUS VIII HERO:2
- GA-Z170X-UD5 TH:5
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- MAXIMUS VIII HERO:2
- GA-Z170X-UD5 TH:8
Number of SATA III connectors
- MAXIMUS VIII HERO:4
- GA-Z170X-UD5 TH:0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- MAXIMUS VIII HERO:2
- GA-Z170X-UD5 TH:4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- MAXIMUS VIII HERO:2
- GA-Z170X-UD5 TH:0
BIOS memory size
- MAXIMUS VIII HERO:128 Mbit
- GA-Z170X-UD5 TH:256 Mbit

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Comparison of MAXIMUS VIII HERO, GA-Z170X-UD5 TH
67 specifications	A ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO View product	B GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-UD5 TH View product
Processoridentical
Processor socketKnown for one	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	3000,2133,3333,3400,2400,3200,3600,2800,3300,2666 MHz	2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	64 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, SATA III	SATA
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10, 5	0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	5
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	2	8
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	0
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® I219-V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 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 one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	128 Mbit	256 Mbit
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD, NVIDIA
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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