Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Q170S1 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) vs GIGABYTE MD60-SC1 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX

30specifications compared
18differ
12identical
63known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- Q170S1 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4):LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
- MD60-SC1 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:LGA 2011-v3
Supported memory clock speeds
- Q170S1 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4):2133 MHz
- MD60-SC1 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- Q170S1 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4):32 GB
- MD60-SC1 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:128 GB
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- Q170S1 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4):0
- MD60-SC1 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:1
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Q170S1 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4):1
- MD60-SC1 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:5
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Q170S1 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4):2
- MD60-SC1 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Q170S1 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4):1
- MD60-SC1 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:3
PS/2 ports quantity
- Q170S1 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4):0
- MD60-SC1 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:1

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Comparison of Q170S1, MD60-SC1
93 specifications	A ASUS Q170S1 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) Model Q170S1 View product	B GIGABYTE MD60-SC1 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX Model MD60-SC1 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)	LGA 2011-v3
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Xeon®
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E5-2600
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Quad-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133 MHz	1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	128 GB
Unbuffered memory	Yes	Yes
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for one	SO-DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
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
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aspeed AST2400
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2304 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectors	2	2
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	5
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Integrated SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	6
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	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	3
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	2	0
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	1	0
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel I219LM	Intel® I350-AM2
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component forDiffers	PC	Server
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Extended ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Q170	Intel® C612
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PCI-X slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers	2	0
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	128 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 60 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 95%
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	409 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	355 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	78 mm
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733020
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	147 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	140 mm	330 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
DVI portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Supported DIMM module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32GB
Maximum LRDIMM memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 GB
Disk on Module (DOM) power connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0

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