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ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs ASUS Z170-P D3

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  • 57specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 45identical
  • 8known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS Z170-P D3 (6 vs 4). The ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX has 2 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS Z170-P D3 (4 vs 2). The ASUS Z170-P D3 has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX (4 vs 2). Supported memory types: DDR4-SDRAM on the ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX, DDR3-SDRAM on the ASUS Z170-P D3.

  • Supported memory types
    • Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:DDR4-SDRAM
    • Z170-P D3:DDR3-SDRAM
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:6
    • Z170-P D3:4
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4
    • Z170-P D3:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • Z170-P D3:4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • Z170-P D3:0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
    • Z170-P D3:2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
    • Z170-P D3:0
  • PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:3
    • Z170-P D3:2

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Comparison of Z170-A, Z170-P D3
65 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR4-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200,3300 MHz1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100 MHz
Maximum internal memory64 GB64 GB
Unbuffered memoryYesYes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesSATA, SATA IIISATA, SATA III
RAID levels1, 5, 101, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one4-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLIUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors22
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers64
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectors11
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers42
EPS power connector (8-pin)YesYes
Number of COM connectors11
TPM connectorYesYes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity11
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek 8111GR
Featuresidentical
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel® Z170Intel® Z170
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers32
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers32
PCI slotsDiffers12
Number of M.2 (M) slots11
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory size16 Mbit16 Mbit
ACPI version5.05.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)YesYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm218 mm
Other featuresidentical
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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