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ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU

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  • 48specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 40identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX has 3 more chassis fan connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU (4 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU has 1 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 (3 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU has 1 more m.2 (M) slots than the ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX (2 vs 1). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA, SATA III on the ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX, M.2, SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU. RAID levels: 1, 5, 10 on the ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX, 0, 1, 5, 10 on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:SATA, SATA III
    • GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU:M.2, SATA III
  • RAID levels
    • Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1, 5, 10
    • GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU:0, 1, 5, 10
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4
    • GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU:3
  • Number of M.2 (M) slots
    • Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
    • GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU:2
  • Depth
    • Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:244 mm
    • GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU:235 mm

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Comparison of Z170-A, GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU
68 specifications
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channelUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200,3300 MHz2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA, SATA IIIM.2, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers4-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers41
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers23
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
PC health monitoringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCPU, Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers12
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers244 mm235 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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