Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H170M-PLUS Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H170-HD3 DDR3

41specifications compared
12differ
29identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory types
- H170M-PLUS Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:DDR4-SDRAM
- GA-H170-HD3 DDR3:DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
ECC сompatibility
- H170M-PLUS Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Non-ECC
- GA-H170-HD3 DDR3:ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- H170M-PLUS Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2133 MHz
- GA-H170-HD3 DDR3:1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- H170M-PLUS Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:64 GB
- GA-H170-HD3 DDR3:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H170M-PLUS Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:SATA III
- GA-H170-HD3 DDR3:M.2, SATA III
Parallel processing technology support
- H170M-PLUS Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Quad-GPU CrossFireX
- GA-H170-HD3 DDR3:2-Way CrossFireX
Number of SATA Express connectors
- H170M-PLUS Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
- GA-H170-HD3 DDR3:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- H170M-PLUS Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:3
- GA-H170-HD3 DDR3:4

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Comparison of H170M-PLUS, GA-H170-HD3 DDR3
78 specifications	A ASUS H170M-PLUS Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX Model H170M-PLUS View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H170-HD3 DDR3 View product
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	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	SATA III	M.2, SATA III
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Quad-GPU CrossFireX	2-Way CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA Express connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio 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
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	3	4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® I219-V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component forDiffers	PC	Mini PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
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	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	227 mm	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	199 mm
HeightKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (OEM version), Intel Smart Response, Technology, 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
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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