Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Prime H370M-PLUS/CSM vs GIGABYTE Z370M DS3H (rev. 1.0)

55specifications compared
17differ
38identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

ECC сompatibility
- Prime H370M-PLUS/CSM:Non-ECC
- Z370M DS3H (rev. 1.0):ECC & Non-ECC
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Prime H370M-PLUS/CSM:2
- Z370M DS3H (rev. 1.0):1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Prime H370M-PLUS/CSM:2
- Z370M DS3H (rev. 1.0):4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity
- Prime H370M-PLUS/CSM:1
- Z370M DS3H (rev. 1.0):0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- Prime H370M-PLUS/CSM:2
- Z370M DS3H (rev. 1.0):0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- Prime H370M-PLUS/CSM:1
- Z370M DS3H (rev. 1.0):0
Motherboard chipset
- Prime H370M-PLUS/CSM:Intel® H370
- Z370M DS3H (rev. 1.0):Intel® Z370 Express
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots
- Prime H370M-PLUS/CSM:2
- Z370M DS3H (rev. 1.0):1

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Comparison of Prime H370M-PLUS/CSM, Z370M DS3H (rev. 1.0)
91 specifications	A ASUS Prime H370M-PLUS/CSM View product	B GIGABYTE Z370M DS3H (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-8xxx, i5-8xxx, i7-8xxx
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400,2666 MHz	2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800,3866 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	64 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD & SSD
Number of HDDs supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
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 EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	1	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out portKnown 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
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H370	Intel® Z370 Express
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10	Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro x64
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	2	1
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS3 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	32 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	6.1	5.0
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.7
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionDiffers	3.1	2.7
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Clear Video TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Insider™Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Quick Sync Video 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 & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (OEM version) cFosSpeed
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5/3.5"
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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