Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS X99-E motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H170M-D3H-GSM (rev. 1.0)

51specifications compared
23differ
28identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- X99-E motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:LGA 2011-v3
- GA-H170M-D3H-GSM (rev. 1.0):LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Number of memory slots
- X99-E motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:8
- GA-H170M-D3H-GSM (rev. 1.0):4
Memory channels
- X99-E motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:Quad-channel
- GA-H170M-D3H-GSM (rev. 1.0):Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility
- X99-E motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:Non-ECC
- GA-H170M-D3H-GSM (rev. 1.0):ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- X99-E motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:128 GB
- GA-H170M-D3H-GSM (rev. 1.0):64 GB
RAID levels
- X99-E motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:0
- GA-H170M-D3H-GSM (rev. 1.0):0, 1, 5, 10
Number of SATA III connectors
- X99-E motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:8
- GA-H170M-D3H-GSM (rev. 1.0):6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- X99-E motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:4
- GA-H170M-D3H-GSM (rev. 1.0):2

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Comparison of X99-E, GA-H170M-D3H-GSM (rev. 1.0)
84 specifications	A ASUS X99-E motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX Model X99-E View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H170M-D3H-GSM (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011-v3	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-6xxx, i5-6xxx, i7-6xxx
Memory5 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	8	4
Memory channelsDiffers	Quad-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200 MHz	2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	128 GB	64 GB
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III, USB 2.0, USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C	M.2, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers	0	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI	2-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Graphics card familyKnown for one	AMD, NVIDIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	8	6
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel connectorKnown 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	8	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	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	4	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® I218-V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® X99	Intel® H170
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1	Yes
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	128 Mbit	32 Mbit
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Intel Smart Response Technology Intel Small Business Advantage cFosSpeed
Other featuresidentical
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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