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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
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
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
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	6
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
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
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek 8111GR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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