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ASUS Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs MSI H170M PRO-DH

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  • 48specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 33identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI H170M PRO-DH (2 vs 0). The ASUS Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the MSI H170M PRO-DH (2 vs 0). The MSI H170M PRO-DH has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity than the ASUS Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX (4 vs 2). RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 10 on the ASUS Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX, 0, 1, 10, 5 on the MSI H170M PRO-DH. LAN controller: Intel® I219-V on the ASUS Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX, Realtek RTL8111H on the MSI H170M PRO-DH.

  • RAID levels
    • Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
    • H170M PRO-DH:0, 1, 10, 5
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • H170M PRO-DH:0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • H170M PRO-DH:0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • H170M PRO-DH:4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
    • H170M PRO-DH:2
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:0
    • H170M PRO-DH:1
  • LAN controller
    • Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:Intel® I219-V
    • H170M PRO-DH:Realtek RTL8111H
  • Motherboard form factor
    • Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:ATX
    • H170M PRO-DH:mini ATX

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Comparison of Z170-AR, H170M PRO-DH
76 specifications
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2600,2666,3400,2800,2933,2133,3000,3100,2400,3200 MHz2133 MHz
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceECC
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 10, 5
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireXNot supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers20
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® I219-VRealtek RTL8111H
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmini ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z170Intel® H170
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 7 Enterprise, Windows 10 Education, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 10 Home, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 8Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers31
PCI slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm235 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm228 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS Utilities EZ UpdateUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source

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