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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU

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  • 46specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 33identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity 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 PS/2 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU (2 vs 1). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA, SATA III on the ASUS Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX, M.2, SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU. RAID levels: 1, 5, 10 on the ASUS Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX, 0, 1, 5, 10 on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA, SATA III
    • M.2, SATA III
  • RAID levels
    • 1, 5, 10
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 3
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX
  • PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • 2
    • 3
  • PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • 2
    • 3

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64 specifications
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ASUS

Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX

Model Z170M-PLUS

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GIGABYTE

GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EUView product
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 one4
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
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 oneYes
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 one0
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
EPS power connector (8-pin)YesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorYesYes
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one3
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers23
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inYesYes
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel® Z170Intel® Z170
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers23
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers12
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI version5.05.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)YesYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers227 mm235 mm
Other featuresidentical
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for one1
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYes

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