Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Q170S1 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) vs GIGABYTE MW31-SP0 Intel® C236 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX

31specifications compared
20differ
11identical
67known for one product only

Key differences

ECC сompatibility
- Q170S1 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4):Non-ECC
- MW31-SP0 Intel® C236 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- Q170S1 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4):2133 MHz
- MW31-SP0 Intel® C236 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- Q170S1 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4):32 GB
- MW31-SP0 Intel® C236 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:64 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- Q170S1 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4):0
- MW31-SP0 Intel® C236 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- Q170S1 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4):0
- MW31-SP0 Intel® C236 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- Q170S1 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4):2
- MW31-SP0 Intel® C236 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:8
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Q170S1 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4):1
- MW31-SP0 Intel® C236 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Q170S1 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4):0
- MW31-SP0 Intel® C236 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2

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Comparison of Q170S1, MW31-SP0
98 specifications	A ASUS Q170S1 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) Model Q170S1 View product	B GIGABYTE MW31-SP0 Intel® C236 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX Model MW31-SP0 View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Pentium®, Intel® Xeon®
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E3-1200
Memory3 differ
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2 V
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133 MHz	2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	64 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
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® HD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2304 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	0	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	8
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	4
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	0
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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 ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	2	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
DisplayPort versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel I219LM	Intel I210, Intel I219LM
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Features2 differ
Component forDiffers	PC	Server
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Q170	Intel® C236
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
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 x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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	0
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	2
PCI-X slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers	2	1
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	0 - 40 °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	360 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	330 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 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	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CrossFire, SATA
Other featuresidentical
DVI portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Disk on Module (DOM) power connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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