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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS B150M-A D3 vs ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO

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  • 33specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 18identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS B150M-A D3 (2 vs 1). The ASUS B150M-A D3 has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO (6 vs 4). The ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS B150M-A D3 (4 vs 2). Supported memory types: DDR3-SDRAM on the ASUS B150M-A D3, DDR4-SDRAM on the ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA III on the ASUS B150M-A D3, M.2, SATA III on the ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO.

  • Supported memory types
    • DDR3-SDRAM
    • DDR4-SDRAM
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • M.2, SATA III
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • 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-A ports quantity
    • 0
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1866 MHz3000,2133,3333,3400,2400,3200,3600,2800,3300,2666 MHz
Maximum internal memory64 GB64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIIM.2, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10, 5
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers64
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown 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 quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers02
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I219-V
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B150Intel® Z170
Power source typeATXATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory size128 Mbit128 Mbit
ACPI version5.05.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers234 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers201 mm244 mm
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels

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