Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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
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
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133 MHz	1333,1600,1866 MHz
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
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
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
Audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	6	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	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
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 chipsetDiffers	Intel® Q170	Intel® B150
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
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 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 memory sizeDiffers	128 Mbit	32 Mbit
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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