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GIGABYTE GA-B150M-DS3P motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING R6 SIEGE

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  • 46specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 35identical
  • 52known for one product only

Key differences

  • ECC сompatibility
    • GA-B150M-DS3P motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
    • Z170A KRAIT GAMING R6 SIEGE:Non-ECC
  • Maximum resolution
    • GA-B150M-DS3P motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4096 x 216 pixels
    • Z170A KRAIT GAMING R6 SIEGE:4096 x 2160 pixels
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • GA-B150M-DS3P motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
    • Z170A KRAIT GAMING R6 SIEGE:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-B150M-DS3P motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • Z170A KRAIT GAMING R6 SIEGE:4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • GA-B150M-DS3P motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4
    • Z170A KRAIT GAMING R6 SIEGE:2
  • Motherboard chipset
    • GA-B150M-DS3P motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:Intel® B150
    • Z170A KRAIT GAMING R6 SIEGE:Intel® Z170
  • PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • GA-B150M-DS3P motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
    • Z170A KRAIT GAMING R6 SIEGE:3
  • BIOS type
    • GA-B150M-DS3P motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:UEFI AMI
    • Z170A KRAIT GAMING R6 SIEGE:UEFI

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Comparison of GA-B150M-DS3P, Z170A KRAIT GAMING R6 SIEGE
98 specifications
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133 MHz2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionDiffers4096 x 216 pixels4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12.0
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD GraphicsUnknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
COM ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® I219-V
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B150Intel® Z170
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC1150
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature, VoltageUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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, WindowsUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers13
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Conflict-FreeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel ME Firmware VersionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source11
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterpriseKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVT-d
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers226 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers203 mm235 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security (OEM version) cFosSpeedUnknown — not stated by the source

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