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Compare GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 vs GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

The main differences between GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 and Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 are in Socket, Form factor, Chipset and Supported Memory.

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GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-Gaming 5

Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

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Brand

GIGABYTE

Brand

Gigabyte

Model

GA-Z97N-Gaming 5

Model

GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

Release Date

📅 July 2014

Release Date

📅 September 2015

* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.

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Pros

Full ATX-level performance
802.11ac Wi-Fi
Very good onboard audio
Killer NIC

Pros

-

Cons

No M.2 support

Cons

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Series

-

Series

G1 Gaming

Socket

LGA1150

Socket

LGA1151

Form factor

Mini ITX

Form factor

Micro ATX

Chipset

Intel Z97

Chipset

Intel Z170

Supported Memory

DDR3

1066Mhz 1333Mhz 1600Mhz 1800Mhz 1866Mhz 2000Mhz 2133Mhz 2200Mhz 2400Mhz 2500Mhz 2600Mhz 2666Mhz 2800Mhz 2933Mhz 3000Mhz

Supported Memory

DDR4

2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2666Mhz 2800Mhz 3000Mhz 3200Mhz 3300Mhz 3333Mhz 3400Mhz 3466Mhz

* High clock speeds may require enabling the XMP profile in the motherboard BIOS
** RAM support may also depend on the CPU memory controller

ECC RAM Support

No

ECC RAM Support

No

Audio Chipset

-

Audio Chipset

Realtek ALC1150

Audio Channels

-

Audio Channels

2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

LAN Chipset

-

LAN Chipset

Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2201

Max LAN Speed

-

Max LAN Speed

10/100/1000Mbps

SLI Support

No

SLI Support

Yes

CrossFire Support

No

CrossFire Support

Yes

RAID Support

Yes

RAID Support

Yes

Back Connect

No

Back Connect

No

Wireless LAN

No

Wireless LAN

No

PCI-Express x16 Slots

1

PCI-Express x16 Slots

3

PCI-Express x4 Slots

0

PCI-Express x4 Slots

0

PCI-Express x1 Slots

0

PCI-Express x1 Slots

1

SATA 6 Gbps Ports

5

SATA 6 Gbps Ports

0

SATA Express Ports

0

SATA Express Ports

3

M.2 Ports

0

M.2 Ports

1

M.2 Devices support

-

M.2 Devices support

2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key

RAM Slots

2

RAM Slots

4

Maximum Supported RAM

16 GB

Maximum Supported RAM

64 GB

Onboard USB 2.0

1

Onboard USB 2.0

2

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1

1

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1

2

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2

0

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2

0

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2

0

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2

0

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Options (3)

	GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 $384.90
	GA-Z170X-GAMING 6 $347.77
	GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming $262.39

Comparison and key differences summary

⛔ You are comparing motherboards with different sockets. They cannot support the same CPUs. Try to compare motherboards within the same platform.

Reasons to buy the GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-Gaming 5:

+5 Ports SATA 6Gb/s

Reasons to buy the Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5:

Newer Product, it was released around 13 months later
Supports NVIDIA SLI
Supports AMD CrossFire
+2 Slots PCI-E x16
+1 Slots PCI-E x1
+3 Ports SATA Express
+1 Ports M.2
+2 RAM slots
+48 GB maximum RAM supported
+1 Onboard USB 2.0
+1 Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1

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