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ASUS H170-PLUS D3 vs MSI B150A Gaming Pro

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  • 40specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 24identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS H170-PLUS D3 has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI B150A Gaming Pro (2 vs 1). The ASUS H170-PLUS D3 has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI B150A Gaming Pro (2 vs 0). The MSI B150A Gaming Pro has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS H170-PLUS D3 (6 vs 4). Supported memory types: DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM on the ASUS H170-PLUS D3, DDR4-SDRAM on the MSI B150A Gaming Pro. ECC сompatibility: Non-ECC on the ASUS H170-PLUS D3, ECC on the MSI B150A Gaming Pro.

  • Supported memory types
    • H170-PLUS D3:DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
    • B150A Gaming Pro:DDR4-SDRAM
  • ECC сompatibility
    • H170-PLUS D3:Non-ECC
    • B150A Gaming Pro:ECC
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • H170-PLUS D3:1866,1333,1600 MHz
    • B150A Gaming Pro:2133 MHz
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • H170-PLUS D3:SATA III, M.2
    • B150A Gaming Pro:SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • H170-PLUS D3:2
    • B150A Gaming Pro:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • H170-PLUS D3:2
    • B150A Gaming Pro:0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • H170-PLUS D3:4
    • B150A Gaming Pro:6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • H170-PLUS D3:4
    • B150A Gaming Pro:0

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Comparison of H170-PLUS D3, B150A Gaming Pro
65 specifications
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 1151 (Socket H4)Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
ECC сompatibilityDiffersNon-ECCECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1866,1333,1600 MHz2133 MHz
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA III, M.2SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2-Way CrossFireX
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers20
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers40
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers06
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111HIntel® I219-V
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® H170Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI slotsDiffers23
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers128 Mbit16 Mbit
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers218 mm305 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source244 mm
HeightKnown for one305 mmUnknown — not stated by the source

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