Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Q170T/CSM Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX vs MSI 7A59-013R motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) BTX

49specifications compared
22differ
27identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory types
- Q170T/CSM Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:DDR3-SDRAM
- 7A59-013R motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) BTX:DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- Q170T/CSM Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:2
- 7A59-013R motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) BTX:4
Memory slots type
- Q170T/CSM Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:SO-DIMM
- 7A59-013R motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) BTX:DIMM
Maximum internal memory
- Q170T/CSM Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:32 GB
- 7A59-013R motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) BTX:64 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- Q170T/CSM Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:3
- 7A59-013R motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) BTX:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- Q170T/CSM Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:4
- 7A59-013R motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) BTX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Q170T/CSM Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:0
- 7A59-013R motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) BTX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- Q170T/CSM Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:0
- 7A59-013R motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) BTX:1

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Comparison of Q170T/CSM, 7A59-013R
79 specifications	A ASUS Q170T/CSM Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX Model Q170T/CSM View product	B MSI 7A59-013R motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) BTX Model 7A59-013R View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory5 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slots typeDiffers	SO-DIMM	DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133 MHz	2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600,3800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	64 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	M.2, SATA III
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 SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.0
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	6
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
12V power connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	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 quantityDiffers	0	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel I219LM, Realtek RTL8111H	Intel® I219-V
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features4 differ
Component forDiffers	Mini PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	BTX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Q170	Intel® Z270
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887-VD	Realtek ALC1220
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Number of mounting holesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9
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 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	128 Mbit	16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	244 mm
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Embedded DisplayPorts (eDP) quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
LVDS connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (E) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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