Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H170M-E D3 vs GIGABYTE GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX

47specifications compared
10differ
37identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS H170M-E D3 has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS H170M-E D3 (6 vs 4). The GIGABYTE GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS H170M-E D3 (3 vs 2). Supported memory types: DDR3-SDRAM on the ASUS H170M-E D3, DDR4-SDRAM on the GIGABYTE GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX. Supported memory clock speeds: 1866,1333,1600 MHz on the ASUS H170M-E D3, 2133 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX.

Supported memory types
- H170M-E D3:DDR3-SDRAM
- GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:DDR4-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speeds
- H170M-E D3:1866,1333,1600 MHz
- GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2133 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H170M-E D3:SATA III, M.2
- GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:M.2, SATA III
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- H170M-E D3:2
- GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- H170M-E D3:4
- GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:6
Number of chassis fan connectors
- H170M-E D3:2
- GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:3
PS/2 ports quantity
- H170M-E D3:2
- GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
Motherboard chipset
- H170M-E D3:Intel® H170
- GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Intel® B150

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Comparison of H170M-E D3, GA-B150M-D3H
78 specifications	A ASUS H170M-E D3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX Model GA-B150M-D3H View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1866,1333,1600 MHz	2133 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III, M.2	M.2, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	3
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H170	Intel® B150
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 Mbit
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown 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	224 mm	225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Intel Small Business Advantage cFosSpeed
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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