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

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
- Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:Non-ECC
- GA-Z170XP-SLI motherboard Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:SATA, SATA III
- GA-Z170XP-SLI motherboard Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:M.2, SATA III
RAID levels
- Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1, 5, 10
- GA-Z170XP-SLI motherboard Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
- GA-Z170XP-SLI motherboard Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:3
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
- GA-Z170XP-SLI motherboard Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots
- Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:3
- GA-Z170XP-SLI motherboard Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
PCI slots
- Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
- GA-Z170XP-SLI motherboard Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
BIOS memory size
- Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:16 Mbit
- GA-Z170XP-SLI motherboard Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:64 Mbit

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Comparison of Z170-A, GA-Z170XP-SLI
78 specifications	A ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX Model Z170-A View product	B GIGABYTE GA-Z170XP-SLI motherboard Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX Model GA-Z170XP-SLI View product
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200,3300 MHz	2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300 MHz
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA III	M.2, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers	1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	4-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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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