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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Designare Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs MSI Z170A SLI

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  • 48specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 39identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • M.2, SATA III
    • SATA III
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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85 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-Z170X-Designare Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX

Model GA-Z170X-Designare

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MSI

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Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800,3866,4000 MHz2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, SATA IIISATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 4-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2304 pixels
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
12V power connectorKnown for oneYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers21
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
DisplayPort versionKnown for one1.2
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I219-V
Featuresidentical
PC health monitoringKnown for oneFan, Temperature, Voltage
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 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, Window
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one3
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one256 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security, Intel Smart Response Technology, cFosSpeed
Other featuresidentical
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Analog audio outputKnown for one5

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