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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS ROG Maximus X Formula vs MSI Z370M MORTAR

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  • 62specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 42identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
    • 1
    • 0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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83 specifications
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ASUS

ROG Maximus X FormulaView product
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MSI

Z370M MORTARView product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processors11
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3733,3866,4000,4133 MHz2133,2400,2667,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3733,3866,4000 MHz
Maximum internal memory64 GB64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI2-Way CrossFireX
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolution4096 x 2304 pixels4096 x 2304 pixels
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers64
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Front panel connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers32
EPS power connector (8-pin)YesYes
12V power connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
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 quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers10
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers01
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity11
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4b
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantity11
DisplayPort versionKnown for one1.2
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
LAN controllerIntel® I219-VIntel® I219-V
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
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
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel® Z370Intel® Z370
Audio chipDiffersRealtek S1220Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro x64
Product colourKnown for oneBlack
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature
Number of mounting holesKnown for one8
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers32
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers32
Number of M.2 (M) slots22
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory size128 Mbit128 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers5.06.0
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)YesYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyYesYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm243 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm243 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedSATASATA
ManualYesYes
Drivers includedYesYes

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