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ASUS Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX

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  • 48specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 36identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 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 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). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA, SATA III on the ASUS Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX, M.2, SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX. Parallel processing technology support: Quad-GPU CrossFireX on the ASUS Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX, 2-Way CrossFireX on the GIGABYTE GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:SATA, SATA III
    • GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:M.2, SATA III
  • Parallel processing technology support
    • Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Quad-GPU CrossFireX
    • GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2-Way CrossFireX
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
    • GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
    • GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
    • GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
    • GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
  • Headphone outputs
    • Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
    • GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:6
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Intel® Z170
    • GA-B150M-D3H motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Intel® B150

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77 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 supportDiffersQuad-GPU CrossFireX2-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 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
Number of SATA III connectors66
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 connectorsDiffers23
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 ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
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
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro 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) slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2Unknown — 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 & dimensions1 differ
Width244 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers227 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

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