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ASUS H170-PLUS D3 vs MSI B150M PRO-DH

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  • 42specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 26identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS H170-PLUS D3 has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI B150M PRO-DH (2 vs 0). The MSI B150M PRO-DH has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS H170-PLUS D3 (6 vs 4). The ASUS H170-PLUS D3 has 4 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the MSI B150M PRO-DH (4 vs 0). Supported memory types: DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM on the ASUS H170-PLUS D3, DDR4-SDRAM on the MSI B150M PRO-DH. ECC сompatibility: Non-ECC on the ASUS H170-PLUS D3, ECC on the MSI B150M PRO-DH.

  • Supported memory types
    • H170-PLUS D3:DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
    • B150M PRO-DH:DDR4-SDRAM
  • ECC сompatibility
    • H170-PLUS D3:Non-ECC
    • B150M PRO-DH:ECC
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • H170-PLUS D3:1866,1333,1600 MHz
    • B150M PRO-DH:2133 MHz
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • H170-PLUS D3:SATA III, M.2
    • B150M PRO-DH:SATA III
  • RAID levels
    • H170-PLUS D3:0, 1, 5, 10
    • B150M PRO-DH:0, 1, 10, 5
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • H170-PLUS D3:2
    • B150M PRO-DH:0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • H170-PLUS D3:4
    • B150M PRO-DH:6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • H170-PLUS D3:4
    • B150M PRO-DH:0

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Comparison of H170-PLUS D3, B150M PRO-DH
65 specifications
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
ECC сompatibilityDiffersNon-ECCECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1866,1333,1600 MHz2133 MHz
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA III, M.2SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 10, 5
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNot supported
Internal I/O2 differ
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 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 ports3 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 quantityDiffers04
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmini ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H170Intel® B150
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIAMI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers218 mm235 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source228 mm
HeightKnown for one305 mmUnknown — not stated by the source

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