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ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING

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  • 61specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 56identical
  • 3known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX (3 vs 2). The ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING (2 vs 1). The ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING (6 vs 4).

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • Z170 PRO GAMING:3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • Z170 PRO GAMING:1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:6
    • Z170 PRO GAMING:4
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4
    • Z170 PRO GAMING:3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • Z170 PRO GAMING:4

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Comparison of Z170-A, Z170 PRO GAMING
64 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memoryidentical
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds2133,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200,3300 MHz2133,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200,3300 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 support4-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI4-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
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 connectorsDiffers43
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 ports1 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 quantity22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity11
DisplayPorts quantity11
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel® Z170Intel® Z170
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots33
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots33
PCI slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & dimensionsidentical
Width305 mm305 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Number of SATA Express ports11
S/PDIF in portYesYes
EZ plug connectorYesYes

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