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ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING vs GIGABYTE GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX

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  • 49specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 36identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX (3 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING (6 vs 4). The ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX (2 vs 0). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA, SATA III on the ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING, M.2, SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX. Parallel processing technology support: 4-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI on the ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING, 2-Way CrossFireX on the GIGABYTE GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • Z170 PRO GAMING:SATA, SATA III
    • GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:M.2, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • Z170 PRO GAMING:3
    • GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • Z170 PRO GAMING:4
    • GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • Z170 PRO GAMING:2
    • GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
  • Headphone outputs
    • Z170 PRO GAMING:1
    • GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:6
  • Motherboard form factor
    • Z170 PRO GAMING:ATX
    • GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:micro ATX
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Z170 PRO GAMING:Intel® Z170
    • GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Intel® B150
  • PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • Z170 PRO GAMING:3
    • GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of Z170 PRO GAMING, GA-B150M-D3H
79 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200,3300 MHz2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory64 GB64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA, SATA IIIM.2, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers4-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI2-Way CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Graphics card familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Maximum resolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4096 x 2160 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectors33
EPS power connector (8-pin)YesYes
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorYesYes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity11
HDMI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.4
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inYesYes
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z170Intel® B150
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC892
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCPU, Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers31
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit32 Mbit
ACPI version5.05.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNorton Internet Security (OEM version) Intel Small Business Advantage cFosSpeed
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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