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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

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  • 51specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 36identical
  • 33known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 has 3 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX (3 vs 0). The GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the ASUS Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX (3 vs 2). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA III on the ASUS Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX, SATA II, SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 5. Ethernet interface type: Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet on the ASUS Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX, Gigabit Ethernet on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 5.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA II, SATA III
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 0
    • 3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • 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
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 1
    • 2
  • Headphone outputs
    • 1
    • 5
  • LAN controller
    • Intel® I219-V
    • Atheros Killer E2201

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84 specifications
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ASUS

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

Model Z170-AR

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GIGABYTE

GA-Z170X-Gaming 5View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-6xxx, i5-6xxx, i7-6xxx
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2600,2666,3400,2800,2933,2133,3000,3100,2400,3200 MHz2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one64 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Internal memoryKnown for one64 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA II, SATA III
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors22
Number of SATA III connectors66
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers03
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorYesYes
Thunderbolt headers11
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one9
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
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
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers21
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity00
DisplayPorts quantity11
Headphone outputsDiffers15
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one1
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4
DisplayPort versionKnown for one1.2
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® I219-VAtheros Killer E2201
Features1 differ
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 supportedDiffersWindows 7 Enterprise, Windows 10 Education, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 10 Home, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 8Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3
PCI slotsKnown for one1
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one4
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one3
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIAMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit32 Mbit
ACPI version5.05.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)YesYes
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one2.0
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width305 mm305 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedSATASATA
Drivers includedYesYes
Bundled softwareDiffersASUS Utilities EZ UpdateNorton Internet Security (OEM version) Intel Smart Response Technology
Other featuresidentical
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for one1
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes

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