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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z170XP-SLI motherboard Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX

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  • 54specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 43identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z170XP-SLI motherboard Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX 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 ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-Z170XP-SLI motherboard Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX (2 vs 1). The ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX has 1 more PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots than the GIGABYTE GA-Z170XP-SLI motherboard Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX (3 vs 2). ECC сompatibility: Non-ECC on the ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX, ECC & Non-ECC on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170XP-SLI motherboard Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX. 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-Z170XP-SLI motherboard Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX.

  • ECC сompatibility
    • Non-ECC
    • ECC & Non-ECC
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA, SATA III
    • M.2, SATA III
  • RAID levels
    • 1, 5, 10
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • 3
    • 2
  • PCI slots
    • 1
    • 2
  • BIOS memory size
    • 16 Mbit
    • 64 Mbit

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ASUS

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

Model Z170-A

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GIGABYTE

GA-Z170XP-SLI motherboard Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX

Model GA-Z170XP-SLI

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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 typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffersNon-ECCECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200,3300 MHz2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300 MHz
Maximum internal memory64 GB64 GB
Unbuffered memoryYesYes
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA, SATA IIIM.2, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers4-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA III connectors66
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one3
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)YesYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
TPM connectorYesYes
Thunderbolt headers11
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0
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
Microphone inYesYes
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel® Z170Intel® Z170
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers32
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots33
PCI slotsDiffers12
Number of M.2 (M) slots11
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI version5.05.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)YesYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for one1
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYes
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneYes

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