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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 5-EU

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  • 49specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 38identical
  • 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 5-EU (4 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 5-EU has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 5-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). 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 5-EU. Parallel processing technology support: 4-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI on the ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX, 2-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way CrossFireX on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 5-EU.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA, SATA III
    • M.2, SATA III
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 4
    • 1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 3
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 1
    • 2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • 3
    • 4

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69 specifications
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ASUS

Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX

Model Z170-A

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GIGABYTE

GA-Z170X-Gaming 5-EUView product
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
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 oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA, SATA IIIM.2, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers4-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI2-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way CrossFireX
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers41
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one3
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers23
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Cooling typeKnown for oneActive
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers34
PCI slotsKnown for one1
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers12
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
Other featuresidentical
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for one1
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYes
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneYes

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