Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS B150M-PLUS Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H170M-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0)

40specifications compared
9differ
31identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory types
- B150M-PLUS Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:DDR4-SDRAM
- GA-H170M-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):DDR3-SDRAM
ECC сompatibility
- B150M-PLUS Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Non-ECC
- GA-H170M-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- B150M-PLUS Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2133 MHz
- GA-H170M-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- B150M-PLUS Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:64 GB
- GA-H170M-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- B150M-PLUS Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:M.2, SATA III
- GA-H170M-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):SATA
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- B150M-PLUS Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:3
- GA-H170M-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):4
Motherboard chipset
- B150M-PLUS Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Intel® B150
- GA-H170M-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):Intel® H170
BIOS memory size
- B150M-PLUS Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:16 Mbit
- GA-H170M-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):128 Mbit

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Comparison of B150M-PLUS, GA-H170M-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0)
80 specifications	A ASUS B150M-PLUS Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX Model B150M-PLUS View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H170M-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0)View product
Processoridentical
Processor socketKnown for one	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133 MHz	1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, SATA III	SATA
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Quad-GPU CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	3	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® I219-V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B150	Intel® H170
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	128 Mbit
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	221 mm	174 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (OEM version), Intel Smart Response Technology, cFosSpeed
Other featuresidentical
Other featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3D OSD, @BIOS, AutoGreen, Cloud Station, EasyTune, Easy RAID, Fast Boot, Smart TimeLock, Smart Keyboard, Smart Backup, System Information Viewer, USB Blocker, Q-Flash, Smart Switch, Xpress Install

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