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

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  • 43specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 30identical
  • 26known 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 5-EU (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 5-EU has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS Z170-K Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 5-EU has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the ASUS Z170-K Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX (2 vs 1). 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 5-EU. Parallel processing technology support: Quad-GPU CrossFireX on the ASUS Z170-K 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
    • Z170-K Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:SATA, SATA III
    • GA-Z170X-Gaming 5-EU:M.2, SATA III
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • Z170-K Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • GA-Z170X-Gaming 5-EU:1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • Z170-K Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • GA-Z170X-Gaming 5-EU:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • Z170-K Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
    • GA-Z170X-Gaming 5-EU:2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • Z170-K Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • GA-Z170X-Gaming 5-EU:1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • Z170-K Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
    • GA-Z170X-Gaming 5-EU:0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • Z170-K Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
    • GA-Z170X-Gaming 5-EU:0
  • PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • Z170-K Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • GA-Z170X-Gaming 5-EU:4

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69 specifications
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNon-ECC
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA, SATA IIIM.2, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersQuad-GPU CrossFireX2-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way CrossFireX
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
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 ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek 8111GRUnknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
PC health monitoringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCPU, Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Cooling typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceActive
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers24
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers23
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers12
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers224 mm244 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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