Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P11C-X Intel C242 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs GIGABYTE Z390 DESIGNARE (rev. 1.0)

35specifications compared
9differ
26identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- P11C-X Intel C242 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
- Z390 DESIGNARE (rev. 1.0):1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- P11C-X Intel C242 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
- Z390 DESIGNARE (rev. 1.0):4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
- P11C-X Intel C242 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:0
- Z390 DESIGNARE (rev. 1.0):2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P11C-X Intel C242 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
- Z390 DESIGNARE (rev. 1.0):0
HDMI ports quantity
- P11C-X Intel C242 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:0
- Z390 DESIGNARE (rev. 1.0):1
Motherboard chipset
- P11C-X Intel C242 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:Intel C242
- Z390 DESIGNARE (rev. 1.0):Intel Z390 Express
PCI Express x16 slots
- P11C-X Intel C242 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
- Z390 DESIGNARE (rev. 1.0):3

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Comparison of P11C-X, Z390 DESIGNARE (rev. 1.0)
80 specifications	A ASUS P11C-X Intel C242 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX Model P11C-X View product	B GIGABYTE Z390 DESIGNARE (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Pentium®, Intel® Xeon®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i9, Intel® Pentium®
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	ECC & Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2400,2666 MHz	2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800,3866,4000,4133,4266 MHz
Maximum internal memory	64 GB	64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	M.2, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MB
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Graphics cardKnown for one	AST2510	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectors	6	6
Number of SATA II connectors	0	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
12V power connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RGB LED pin headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.0
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® I210-AT, Intel I219LM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel C242	Intel Z390 Express
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC1220-VB
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
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.7
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.7
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	305 mm	305 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton® Internet Security (OEM version) cFosSpeed
Other featuresidentical
DualBIOSKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733020	Unknown — not stated by the source

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