Asus z170-a VS Asus z170-e

[JoshmanPlays]

Hi there, I'm currently looking at these two motherboards and they actually have a very small price difference so I'm not bothered about price, instead I'd like to know which on is the best to buy, is there any performance increase in either one and which one is just the overall best motherboard.

Thanks in advance,
-Josh

 

[Suztera]

The Z170-A is a better motherboard. it has more features than the E. The e is simply a cut down version of the A.

 

[Luminary]

Go with the Z170A:

-The Z170-A has more video input support and can support up to 3 seperate monitors using integrated graphics

-The Z170-A can support a larger amount of graphics cards simultaneously, NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ Technology as well as AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™ Technology. The Z170-E is limited to 2 way SLI and Crossfire.

-The Z170-A has 1 extra legacy PCI lane

-The Z170-A has slightly better in-built audio

-The Z170-A has both USB 3.1 A & C connections, the Z170-E only has USB 3.1 C.

Both will perform very similarly, but if within a close price range the Z170-A is the better board.