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ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-B150M-D3H DDR3

49specifications compared
17differ
32identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-B150M-D3H DDR3 (64 GB vs 32 GB). The ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-B150M-D3H DDR3 (2 vs 1). The ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-B150M-D3H DDR3 (4 vs 3). Supported memory types: DDR4-SDRAM on the ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX, DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM on the GIGABYTE GA-B150M-D3H DDR3. ECC сompatibility: Non-ECC on the ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX, ECC & Non-ECC on the GIGABYTE GA-B150M-D3H DDR3.

Supported memory types
- Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:DDR4-SDRAM
- GA-B150M-D3H DDR3:DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
ECC сompatibility
- Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:Non-ECC
- GA-B150M-D3H DDR3:ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:64 GB
- GA-B150M-D3H DDR3:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:SATA, SATA III
- GA-B150M-D3H DDR3:M.2, SATA III
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
- GA-B150M-D3H DDR3:1
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4
- GA-B150M-D3H DDR3:3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
- GA-B150M-D3H DDR3:4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
- GA-B150M-D3H DDR3:0

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Comparison of Z170-A, GA-B150M-D3H DDR3
84 specifications	A ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX Model Z170-A View product	B GIGABYTE GA-B150M-D3H DDR3 View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200,3300 MHz	1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA III	M.2, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	4-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI	2-Way CrossFireX
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	4	3
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known 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 ports3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Z170	Intel® B150
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, 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
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	256 Mbit
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 Small Business Advantage cFosSpeed
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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