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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Q170S1/CSM Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) Mini-STX vs MSI 7A59-013R motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) BTX

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  • 49specifications compared
  • 23differ
  • 26identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Memory slots type
    • SO-DIMM
    • DIMM
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 32 GB
    • 64 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 0
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 0
    • 2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 2
    • 6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 1
    • 4

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77 specifications
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ASUS

Q170S1/CSM Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) Mini-STX

Model Q170S1/CSM

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B

MSI

7A59-013R motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) BTX

Model 7A59-013R

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Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory slots typeDiffersSO-DIMMDIMM
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600,3800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneM.2, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
DirectX versionKnown for one12.0
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers02
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers02
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers26
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
12V power connectorKnown for oneYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers02
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers14
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 quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers21
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersIntel I219LMIntel® I219-V
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Features4 differ
Component forDiffersMini PCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersMini-STXBTX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Q170Intel® Z270
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC3236Realtek ALC1220
Number of mounting holesKnown for one9
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers12
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers128 Mbit16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers147 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers140 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
ManualKnown for oneYes
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Number of M.2 (E) slotsKnown for one1

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