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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 5-EU

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 29identical
  • 22known 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 5-EU (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 5-EU has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 5-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). 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 5-EU. Parallel processing technology support: Quad-GPU CrossFireX on the ASUS Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX, 2-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way CrossFireX on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 5-EU.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA, SATA III
    • M.2, SATA III
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 3
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 1
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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67 specifications
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ASUS

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

Model Z170M-PLUS

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GIGABYTE

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Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
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 oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA, SATA IIIM.2, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersQuad-GPU CrossFireX2-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way CrossFireX
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one3
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers23
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Cooling typeKnown for oneActive
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers24
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers23
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers12
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers227 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for one1
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYes

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