Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H170-HD3 motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX

42specifications compared
14differ
28identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-H170-HD3 motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-H170-HD3 motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX (6 vs 4). The GIGABYTE GA-H170-HD3 motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the ASUS Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX (4 vs 2). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA III on the ASUS Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX, M.2, SATA on the GIGABYTE GA-H170-HD3 motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX. RAID levels: 1, 5, 10 on the ASUS Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX, 0, 1, 5, 10 on the GIGABYTE GA-H170-HD3 motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:SATA III
- GA-H170-HD3 motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:M.2, SATA
RAID levels
- Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1, 5, 10
- GA-H170-HD3 motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
Parallel processing technology support
- Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:Quad-GPU CrossFireX
- GA-H170-HD3 motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2-Way CrossFireX
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
- GA-H170-HD3 motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4
Number of SATA III connectors
- Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4
- GA-H170-HD3 motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
- GA-H170-HD3 motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
- GA-H170-HD3 motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:0
- GA-H170-HD3 motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1

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Comparison of Z170-P, GA-H170-HD3
65 specifications	A ASUS Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX Model Z170-P View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H170-HD3 motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX Model GA-H170-HD3 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®
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200,3300,3466 MHz	2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	64 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	M.2, SATA
RAID levelsDiffers	1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Quad-GPU CrossFireX	2-Way CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Z170	Intel® H170
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slots	2	2
Number of M.2 (M) slots	1	1
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	128 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown 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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	224 mm	199 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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