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

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  • 44specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 34identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z170-K Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU (2 vs 1). The ASUS Z170-K Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU has 1 more PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots than the ASUS Z170-K Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX (3 vs 2). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA, SATA III on the ASUS Z170-K 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-K Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX, 0, 1, 5, 10 on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • Z170-K Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:SATA, SATA III
    • GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU:M.2, SATA III
  • RAID levels
    • Z170-K 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-K Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU:1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • Z170-K Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU:1
  • PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • Z170-K Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU:3
  • PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • Z170-K Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU:3
  • Number of M.2 (M) slots
    • Z170-K Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
    • GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU:2
  • Depth
    • Z170-K Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:224 mm
    • GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU:235 mm

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Comparison of Z170-K, GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU
66 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
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
Maximum internal memory64 GB64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNon-ECC
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA, SATA IIIM.2, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersQuad-GPU CrossFireX2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
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 Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
EPS power connector (8-pin)YesYes
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
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inYesYes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek 8111GRUnknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel® Z170Intel® Z170
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
PC health monitoringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCPU, Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers23
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers12
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI version5.05.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)YesYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers224 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

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