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ASUS Z170-Premium Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-990XA-UD3 R5

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  • 34specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 15identical
  • 44known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Z170-Premium Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:Intel
    • GA-990XA-UD3 R5:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • Z170-Premium Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
    • GA-990XA-UD3 R5:Socket AM3+
  • Supported memory types
    • Z170-Premium Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:DDR4-SDRAM
    • GA-990XA-UD3 R5:DDR3-SDRAM
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • Z170-Premium Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:M.2, SATA III
    • GA-990XA-UD3 R5:SATA
  • RAID levels
    • Z170-Premium Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
    • GA-990XA-UD3 R5:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • Z170-Premium Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • GA-990XA-UD3 R5:14
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • Z170-Premium Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • GA-990XA-UD3 R5:4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • Z170-Premium Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • GA-990XA-UD3 R5:14

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78 specifications
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1151 (Socket H4)Socket AM3+
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®AMD A
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-6xxx, i5-6xxx, i7-6xxxUnknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.2 GT/s
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR4-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3733,3800,3866,4000 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one64 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, SATA IIISATA
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLIUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers214
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors00
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorYesYes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers214
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers01
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
USB connector typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUSB Type-A
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I219-VUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersIntelAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z170AMD 990X
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Win
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers42
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI version5.05.0
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthKnown for one244 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNorton® Internet Security (OEM version)

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