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ASUS PRIME Z270M-PLUS vs ASUS STRIX Z270F GAMING

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  • 60specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 46identical
  • 13known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS STRIX Z270F GAMING has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS PRIME Z270M-PLUS (3 vs 2). The ASUS PRIME Z270M-PLUS has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS STRIX Z270F GAMING (2 vs 1). The ASUS STRIX Z270F GAMING has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS PRIME Z270M-PLUS (6 vs 4). Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the ASUS PRIME Z270M-PLUS, ATX on the ASUS STRIX Z270F GAMING.

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • PRIME Z270M-PLUS:2
    • STRIX Z270F GAMING:3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • PRIME Z270M-PLUS:2
    • STRIX Z270F GAMING:1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • PRIME Z270M-PLUS:4
    • STRIX Z270F GAMING:6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • PRIME Z270M-PLUS:2
    • STRIX Z270F GAMING:0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • PRIME Z270M-PLUS:2
    • STRIX Z270F GAMING:4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity
    • PRIME Z270M-PLUS:1
    • STRIX Z270F GAMING:0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • PRIME Z270M-PLUS:0
    • STRIX Z270F GAMING:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
    • PRIME Z270M-PLUS:0
    • STRIX Z270F GAMING:1

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Comparison of PRIME Z270M-PLUS, STRIX Z270F GAMING
73 specifications
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Front panel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers24
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers243.8 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers238.8 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express x16 dual x8/x8 modeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source

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