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

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	A ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX Model Z170-A View product	B ASUS Z170-P D3 View product
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200,3300 MHz	1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100 MHz
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	4-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	4	2
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek 8111GR
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	218 mm
Other featuresidentical
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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