Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H170M-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX

56specifications compared
14differ
42identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H170M-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX (4 vs 3). The GIGABYTE GA-H170M-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-H170M-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX (2 vs 0). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA, SATA III on the ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX, M.2, SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-H170M-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX. RAID levels: 1, 5, 10 on the ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX, 0, 1, 5, 10 on the GIGABYTE GA-H170M-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:SATA, SATA III
- GA-H170M-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:M.2, SATA III
RAID levels
- Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1, 5, 10
- GA-H170M-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4
- GA-H170M-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX: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-H170M-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX: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-H170M-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
Motherboard form factor
- Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:ATX
- GA-H170M-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:micro ATX
Motherboard chipset
- Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:Intel® Z170
- GA-H170M-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Intel® H170
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots
- Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:3
- GA-H170M-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of Z170-A, GA-H170M-D3H
76 specifications	A ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX Model Z170-A View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H170M-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX Model GA-H170M-D3H View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-6xxx, i5-6xxx, i7-6xxx
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200,3300 MHz	2133 MHz
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA III	M.2, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers	1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	4-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI	2-Way CrossFireX
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	4	3
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Z170	Intel® H170
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
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features1 differ
Number of SATA Express portsDiffers	1	2
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
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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