Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H170-PLUS D3 vs MSI H170M PRO-DH

41specifications compared
14differ
27identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory types
- H170-PLUS D3:DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
- H170M PRO-DH:DDR4-SDRAM
ECC сompatibility
- H170-PLUS D3:Non-ECC
- H170M PRO-DH:ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- H170-PLUS D3:1866,1333,1600 MHz
- H170M PRO-DH:2133 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H170-PLUS D3:SATA III, M.2
- H170M PRO-DH:SATA III
RAID levels
- H170-PLUS D3:0, 1, 5, 10
- H170M PRO-DH:0, 1, 10, 5
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- H170-PLUS D3:2
- H170M PRO-DH:0
Number of SATA III connectors
- H170-PLUS D3:4
- H170M PRO-DH:6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- H170-PLUS D3:4
- H170M PRO-DH:0

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Comparison of H170-PLUS D3, H170M PRO-DH
64 specifications	A ASUS H170-PLUS D3 View product	B MSI H170M PRO-DH View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1866,1333,1600 MHz	2133 MHz
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III, M.2	SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 10, 5
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	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
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	4
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	mini ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	128 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	218 mm	235 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	228 mm
HeightKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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