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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1 vs ASUS Z170-K Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX

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  • 41specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 28identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z170-K Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1 (64 GB vs 32 GB). The ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1 has 2 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS Z170-K Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1 has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS Z170-K Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX (4 vs 2). Processor socket: LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1, LGA 1151 (Socket H4) on the ASUS Z170-K Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX. Supported memory types: DDR3-SDRAM on the ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1, DDR4-SDRAM on the ASUS Z170-K Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX.

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
    • LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
  • Supported memory types
    • DDR3-SDRAM
    • DDR4-SDRAM
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 32 GB
    • 64 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA, SATA III
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
    • 1, 5, 10
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 4
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • LAN controller
    • Intel® I218-V
    • Realtek 8111GR

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Z170-K Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX

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Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1866 MHz2133,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200,3300 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 101, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MB
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneQuad-GPU CrossFireX
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one6
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers42
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one4
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® I218-VRealtek 8111GR
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z97Intel® Z170
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1150
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI slotsKnown for one2
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit16 Mbit
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one2.0
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers305 mm224 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for one1
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYes

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