Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

50specifications compared
10differ
40identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0) has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX (6 vs 4). The GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0) has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX (3 vs 2). 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-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX (3 vs 2). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA III on the ASUS Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX, M.2, SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0). Parallel processing technology support: Quad-GPU CrossFireX on the ASUS Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX, 2-Way CrossFireX on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0).

Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:SATA III
- GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0):M.2, SATA III
Parallel processing technology support
- Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:Quad-GPU CrossFireX
- GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0):2-Way CrossFireX
Number of SATA III connectors
- Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4
- GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0):6
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
- GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0):3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
- GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0):3
PS/2 ports quantity
- Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
- GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0):1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:0
- GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0):1
BIOS memory size
- Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:16 Mbit
- GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0):64 Mbit

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Comparison of Z170-P, GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0)
74 specifications	A ASUS Z170-P Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX Model Z170-P View product	B GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0)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
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200,3300,3466 MHz	3333,2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300 MHz
Maximum internal memory	64 GB	64 GB
Unbuffered memory	Yes	Yes
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	M.2, SATA III
RAID levels	1, 5, 10	1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Quad-GPU CrossFireX	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/O2 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 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
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	3
EPS power connector (8-pin)	Yes	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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 ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
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 quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	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
Featuresidentical
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel® Z170	Intel® Z170
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots	2	2
PCI slots	2	2
Number of M.2 (M) slots	1	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS type	UEFI AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI version	5.0	5.0
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	224 mm	199 mm
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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