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ASUS Q170S1 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) vs MSI E3M WORKSTATION V5

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  • 24specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 10identical
  • 48known for one product only

Key differences

  • ECC сompatibility
    • Q170S1 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4):Non-ECC
    • E3M WORKSTATION V5:ECC
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • Q170S1 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4):0
    • E3M WORKSTATION V5:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • Q170S1 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4):0
    • E3M WORKSTATION V5:1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • Q170S1 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4):2
    • E3M WORKSTATION V5:6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • Q170S1 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4):0
    • E3M WORKSTATION V5:4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • Q170S1 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4):2
    • E3M WORKSTATION V5:4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • Q170S1 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4):0
    • E3M WORKSTATION V5:2
  • LAN controller
    • Q170S1 motherboard Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4):Intel I219LM
    • E3M WORKSTATION V5:Realtek RTL8111H

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72 specifications
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceE3-1200
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2, 4
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for oneSO-DIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityDiffersNon-ECCECC
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2304 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNot supported
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers26
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers04
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 quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers02
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffersIntel I219LMRealtek RTL8111H
Wi-FiDiffersYesNo
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component forDiffersPCWorkstation
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Q170Intel® C232
Power source typeKnown for oneATXUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcemicro ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Expansion slotsidentical
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers147 mm235 mm
DepthDiffers140 mm180 mm
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA III
RAID supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Other featuresidentical
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of processors supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1

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