Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Q170M-C Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-B150M-DS3H DDR3

37specifications compared
14differ
23identical
57known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory types
- Q170M-C Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:DDR4-SDRAM
- GA-B150M-DS3H DDR3:DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
ECC сompatibility
- Q170M-C Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Non-ECC
- GA-B150M-DS3H DDR3:ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- Q170M-C Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2133 MHz
- GA-B150M-DS3H DDR3:1333,1600,1866 MHz
USB 2.0 connectors
- Q170M-C Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
- GA-B150M-DS3H DDR3:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- Q170M-C Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
- GA-B150M-DS3H DDR3:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Q170M-C Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
- GA-B150M-DS3H DDR3:6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Q170M-C Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:6
- GA-B150M-DS3H DDR3:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- Q170M-C Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
- GA-B150M-DS3H DDR3:1

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Comparison of Q170M-C, GA-B150M-DS3H DDR3
94 specifications	A ASUS Q170M-C Intel® Q170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX Model Q170M-C View product	B GIGABYTE GA-B150M-DS3H DDR3 View product
Processoridentical
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GT/s
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-6xxx, i5-6xxx, i7-6xxx
Processor thermal power (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 W
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133 MHz	1333,1600,1866 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
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.35,1.5 V
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Internal I/O2 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) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan 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 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
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 quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel I219LM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Q170	Intel® B150
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS2 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	128 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	5.0	1.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown 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
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known 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
Intel 64Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	226 mm	193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 W

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