ASUS Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0)

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0) 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-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0) has 1 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 (3 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-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0) (2 vs 1). ECC сompatibility: Non-ECC on the ASUS Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX, ECC & Non-ECC on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0). 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-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0).

• ECC сompatibility
  • Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Non-ECC
  • GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0):ECC & Non-ECC
• Supported storage drive interfaces
  • Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:SATA, SATA III
  • GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0):M.2, SATA III
• Parallel processing technology support
  • Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Quad-GPU CrossFireX
  • GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0):2-Way CrossFireX
• Number of chassis fan connectors
  • Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
  • GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0):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-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0):3
• PS/2 ports quantity
  • Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
  • GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0):1
• Motherboard form factor
  • Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:micro ATX
  • GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0):ATX
• BIOS memory size
  • Z170M-PLUS Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:16 Mbit
  • GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0):64 Mbit