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9 editorial reviews
All the Intel Z170 motherboard you actually need?Read more
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Intel's next-gen CPU architecture, Kaby Lake, is expected at some point in the coming months but forRead more
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Skylake has arrived, and along with the processors themselves come Intel’s 100-series chipsets. The Z170 platform caters to PC enthusiasts, and it brings some notable upgrades over the last-generation Z97...Read more
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User rating
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3.9 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
26 %
4 stars
39 %
3 stars
34 %
2 stars
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4.2 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
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1 stars
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2 user ratings
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General

Motherboard typeATXATXATXExtended ATX
Processor socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1151
LGA 1151
LGA771

Memory

Supported memory bus clock
  • 2800 MHz
  • 2933 MHz
  • 2666 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3100 MHz
  • 3300 MHz
  • 3400 MHz
  • 3333 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 2666 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3300 MHz
  • 3400 MHz
  • 3333 MHz
  • 3466 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2666 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3300 MHz
  • 3400 MHz
  • 3333 MHz
  • 3466 MHz
  • 3733 MHz
  • 3600 MHz
  • 3800 MHz
  • 3666 MHz
  • 3866 MHz
  • 4000 MHz
  • 667 MHz
  • 533 MHz
RAM technologyDDR4DDR4DDR4DDR2
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMMDIMM
N/A
Maximum RAM size64 GB64 GB64 GB32 GB
Number of memory slots444
N/A
Unbuffered memoryyesyesyes
N/A
Memory channelsDualDualDual
N/A
Non-ECCyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)yesyesyes
N/A
ECC
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Technical details

Compatible processor series
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
  • Intel Core i3
  • Intel Core i5
  • Intel Core i7
N/A
Maximum number of processors1112
Maximum number of SMP processors
N/A
N/A
1
N/A

BIOS

BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMIUEFI AMIPhoenix
BIOS features
  • WfM 2.0 support
  • Multilingual BIOS
  • ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
  • USB BIOS Flashback
  • UEFI BIOS
  • ACPI 5.0 support
  • ASUS EZ Flash 3
  • DMI 3.0 support
  • SMBIOS 3.0 support
  • WfM 2.0 support
  • Multilingual BIOS
  • ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
  • UEFI BIOS
  • ACPI 5.0 support
  • ASUS EZ Flash 3
  • DMI 3.0 support
  • SMBIOS 3.0 support
  • WfM 2.0 support
  • UEFI BIOS
  • SMBIOS 2.7 support
  • DMI 2.7 support
  • ACPI 5.0 support
  • Dual BIOS
  • DMI 2.1 support
  • ACPI 1.0 support
  • SMBIOS 2.3 support
  • IPMI support
BIOS memory size16.0 mB16.0 mB256.0 mB
N/A
ACPI version5.05.05.0
N/A
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) version
N/A
N/A
2.7
N/A

Dimensions

Width12.01 in12.01 in12.01 in12.01 in
Depth9.61 in8.82 in9.61 in13.07 in

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