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ASUS Q170M-C/CSM Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-B150-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0)

51specifications compared
17differ
34identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory types
- Q170M-C/CSM Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:DDR4-SDRAM
- GA-B150-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
ECC сompatibility
- Q170M-C/CSM Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Non-ECC
- GA-B150-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- Q170M-C/CSM Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2133 MHz
- GA-B150-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):1333,1600,1866 MHz
USB 2.0 connectors
- Q170M-C/CSM Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
- GA-B150-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- Q170M-C/CSM Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
- GA-B150-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):1
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- Q170M-C/CSM Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
- GA-B150-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):0
Number of COM connectors
- Q170M-C/CSM Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
- GA-B150-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Q170M-C/CSM Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:6
- GA-B150-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):4

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Comparison of Q170M-C/CSM, GA-B150-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0)
81 specifications	A ASUS Q170M-C/CSM Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX Model Q170M-C/CSM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-B150-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0)View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133 MHz	1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memory	64 GB	64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card	HD Graphics	HD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2304 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectors	6	6
Number of SATA II connectors	0	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
Audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
12V power connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	6	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel I219LM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features4 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Q170	Intel® B150
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home x64, 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 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Window	Yes
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slots	2	2
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS type	UEFI AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	128 Mbit	32 Mbit
ACPI version	5.0	5.0
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	226 mm	200 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Utilities includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	M.2, SATA III

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