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ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING vs GIGABYTE GA-H170M-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX

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  • 53specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 39identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H170M-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX (3 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-H170M-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-H170M-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING (6 vs 4). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA, SATA III on the ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING, M.2, SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-H170M-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX. RAID levels: 1, 5, 10 on the ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING, 0, 1, 5, 10 on the GIGABYTE GA-H170M-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • Z170 PRO GAMING:SATA, SATA III
    • GA-H170M-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:M.2, SATA III
  • RAID levels
    • Z170 PRO GAMING:1, 5, 10
    • GA-H170M-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • Z170 PRO GAMING:3
    • GA-H170M-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • Z170 PRO GAMING:1
    • GA-H170M-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • Z170 PRO GAMING:4
    • GA-H170M-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 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-H170M-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
  • Motherboard form factor
    • Z170 PRO GAMING:ATX
    • GA-H170M-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:micro ATX
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Z170 PRO GAMING:Intel® Z170
    • GA-H170M-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Intel® H170

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Comparison of Z170 PRO GAMING, GA-H170M-D3H
76 specifications
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcei3-6xxx, i5-6xxx, i7-6xxx
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200,3300 MHz2133 MHz
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA, SATA IIIM.2, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers4-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI2-Way CrossFireX
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Parallel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Thunderbolt headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
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 ports1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z170Intel® H170
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC892
PC health monitoringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCPU, Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Cooling typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePassive
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers32
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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other features1 differ
Number of SATA Express portsDiffers12
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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