Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H170-HD3 motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX

42specifications compared
14differ
28identical
24known 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 Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX (4 vs 2). 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 Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-H170-HD3 motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX (2 vs 1). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA, SATA III on the ASUS Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro 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 Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX, 0, 1, 5, 10 on the GIGABYTE GA-H170-HD3 motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:SATA, SATA III
- GA-H170-HD3 motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:M.2, SATA
RAID levels
- Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1, 5, 10
- GA-H170-HD3 motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
Parallel processing technology support
- Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro 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
- Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
- GA-H170-HD3 motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4
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-H170-HD3 motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
- GA-H170-HD3 motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-H170-HD3 motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:ATX
Motherboard chipset
- Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Intel® Z170
- GA-H170-HD3 motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:Intel® H170

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Comparison of Z170M-PLUS, GA-H170-HD3
66 specifications	A ASUS Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX Model Z170M-PLUS View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H170-HD3 motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX Model GA-H170-HD3 View product
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200,3300 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
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, 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/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	2	4
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 chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	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 ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
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
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Z170	Intel® H170
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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 & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	227 mm	199 mm
Other featuresidentical
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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