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ASUS Z170-P D3 vs ASUS Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX

55specifications compared
8differ
47identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS Z170-P D3 (6 vs 4). The ASUS Z170-P D3 has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the ASUS Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX has 1 more VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity than the ASUS Z170-P D3 (1 vs 0). Supported memory types: DDR3-SDRAM on the ASUS Z170-P D3, DDR4-SDRAM on the ASUS Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX. Motherboard form factor: ATX on the ASUS Z170-P D3, micro ATX on the ASUS Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX.

Supported memory types
- Z170-P D3:DDR3-SDRAM
- Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:DDR4-SDRAM
Number of SATA III connectors
- Z170-P D3:4
- Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Z170-P D3:4
- Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- Z170-P D3:0
- Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- Z170-P D3:ATX
- Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- Z170-P D3:305 mm
- Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:244 mm
Depth
- Z170-P D3:218 mm
- Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:227 mm

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Comparison of Z170-P D3, Z170M-PLUS
61 specifications	A ASUS Z170-P D3 View product	B ASUS Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX Model Z170M-PLUS View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100 MHz	2133,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200,3300 MHz
Maximum internal memory	64 GB	64 GB
Unbuffered memory	Yes	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA, SATA III	SATA, SATA III
RAID levels	1, 5, 10	1, 5, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	2	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	2	2
EPS power connector (8-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectors	1	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek 8111GR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel® Z170	Intel® Z170
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots	2	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slots	1	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	UEFI AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory size	16 Mbit	16 Mbit
ACPI version	5.0	5.0
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	218 mm	227 mm
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Quad-GPU CrossFireX
Other featuresidentical
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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