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ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING vs ASUS Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX

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  • 58specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 46identical
  • 3known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX (3 vs 2). The ASUS Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING (2 vs 1). The ASUS Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING (6 vs 4). Parallel processing technology support: 4-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI on the ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING, Quad-GPU CrossFireX on the ASUS Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX. Motherboard form factor: ATX on the ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING, micro ATX on the ASUS Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX.

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • Z170 PRO GAMING:3
    • Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • Z170 PRO GAMING:1
    • Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • Z170 PRO GAMING:4
    • Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:6
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • Z170 PRO GAMING:3
    • Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • Z170 PRO GAMING:4
    • Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • Z170 PRO GAMING:1
    • Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
  • Motherboard form factor
    • Z170 PRO GAMING:ATX
    • Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:micro ATX
  • PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • Z170 PRO GAMING:3
    • Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of Z170 PRO GAMING, Z170M-PLUS
61 specifications
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers4-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLIQuad-GPU CrossFireX
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers32
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers32
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers32
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm227 mm
Other featuresidentical
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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