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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS IX HERO vs GIGABYTE GA-Z270N-GAMING 5

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  • 38specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 26identical
  • 43known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 6
    • 1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 6
    • 1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
    • 3
    • 0
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 0
  • Motherboard form factor
    • ATX
    • mini ITX
  • PCI Express x16 slots
    • 3
    • 1
  • Number of M.2 (M) slots
    • 2
    • 1

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ASUS

ROG MAXIMUS IX HEROView product
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GIGABYTE

GA-Z270N-GAMING 5View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-7xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-7xxx
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3733,3866,4000,4133 MHz2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800,3866,4000 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA III
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers61
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers61
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers30
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one4
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA connectors66
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers40
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity11
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity11
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
DisplayPorts quantity11
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.2
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I219-V
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmini ITX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel® Z270Intel® Z270
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, 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
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers31
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers6.05.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyYesYes
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
ManualYesYes
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2304 pixels
Other featuresidentical
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneYes

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