Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Q170M2 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-6PXSV1 (rev. 1.0)

21specifications compared
14differ
7identical
81known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- Q170M2 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
- GA-6PXSV1 (rev. 1.0):LGA 2011 (Socket R)
ECC сompatibility
- Q170M2 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Non-ECC
- GA-6PXSV1 (rev. 1.0):ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- Q170M2 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2133 MHz
- GA-6PXSV1 (rev. 1.0):1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Q170M2 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:M.2, SATA III
- GA-6PXSV1 (rev. 1.0):SATA II, SATA III
Number of SATA III connectors
- Q170M2 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:6
- GA-6PXSV1 (rev. 1.0):2
Number of SATA II connectors
- Q170M2 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
- GA-6PXSV1 (rev. 1.0):4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Q170M2 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
- GA-6PXSV1 (rev. 1.0):6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Q170M2 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
- GA-6PXSV1 (rev. 1.0):1

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Comparison of Q170M2, GA-6PXSV1 (rev. 1.0)
102 specifications	A ASUS Q170M2 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX Model Q170M2 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-6PXSV1 (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)	LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-6xxx, i5-6xxx, i7-6xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E5-1600, E5-2600
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR4-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866 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 controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Quad-GPU CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2304 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Integrated SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel I219LM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component forDiffers	PC	Server
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Q170	Intel® C604
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home x64, 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 x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Window	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	1	2
Mini PCI Express slot (half-length)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slots	1	1
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Conflict-FreeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel ME Firmware VersionKnown for one	11	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterpriseKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for one	VT-d	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8GB
Supported RDIMM module capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32GB
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8

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