Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0)

54specifications compared
12differ
42identical
23known 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-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0) (4 vs 3). The GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0) has 1 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 (3 vs 2). The ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0) (2 vs 1). ECC сompatibility: Non-ECC on the ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX, ECC & Non-ECC on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0). 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-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0).

ECC сompatibility
- Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:Non-ECC
- GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0):ECC & Non-ECC
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:SATA, SATA III
- GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0):M.2, SATA III
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4
- GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0):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-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0):3
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
- GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0):1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots
- Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:3
- GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0):2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots
- Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:3
- GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0):2
PCI slots
- Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
- GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0):2

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Comparison of Z170-A, GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0)
77 specifications	A ASUS Z170-A Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX Model Z170-A View product	B GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0)View product
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200,3300 MHz	3333,2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300 MHz
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA III	M.2, SATA III
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
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
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/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
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
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	3
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	199 mm
Other featuresidentical
Parallel 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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