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

42specifications compared
14differ
28identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z170-P 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 SATA III connectors than the ASUS Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX (6 vs 4). The ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1 has 2 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS Z170-P 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-P 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-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX.

Processor socket
- SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Supported memory types
- SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1:DDR3-SDRAM
- Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory
- SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1:32 GB
- Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:64 GB
RAID levels
- SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1:0, 1, 5, 10
- Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1, 5, 10
Number of SATA III connectors
- SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1:6
- Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1:4
- Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1:4
- Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1:4
- Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2

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Comparison of SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1, Z170-P
74 specifications	A ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1 View product	B ASUS Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX Model Z170-P View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866 MHz	2133,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200,3300,3466 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	64 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Quad-GPU CrossFireX
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	4	2
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	2
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® I218-V	Realtek 8111GR
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Z97	Intel® Z170
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC1150	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	16 Mbit
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	305 mm	224 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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