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GIGABYTE GA-B150M-HD3 DDR3 vs GIGABYTE GA-H170M-HD3 Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX

47specifications compared
8differ
39identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

ECC сompatibility
- GA-B150M-HD3 DDR3:ECC & Non-ECC
- GA-H170M-HD3 Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-B150M-HD3 DDR3:1333,1600,1866 MHz
- GA-H170M-HD3 Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1600,1866 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-B150M-HD3 DDR3:SATA III
- GA-H170M-HD3 Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:M.2, SATA III
Motherboard chipset
- GA-B150M-HD3 DDR3:Intel® B150
- GA-H170M-HD3 Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Intel® H170
BIOS memory size
- GA-B150M-HD3 DDR3:128 Mbit
- GA-H170M-HD3 Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:16 Mbit
Width
- GA-B150M-HD3 DDR3:174 mm
- GA-H170M-HD3 Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:244 mm
Depth
- GA-B150M-HD3 DDR3:244 mm
- GA-H170M-HD3 Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:174 mm

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Comparison of GA-B150M-HD3 DDR3, GA-H170M-HD3
86 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-B150M-HD3 DDR3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H170M-HD3 Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX Model GA-H170M-HD3 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processors	1	1
System bus rateKnown for one	8 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866 MHz	1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memory	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	M.2, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA III connectors	6	6
Number of SATA II connectors	0	0
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Parallel connector	Yes	Yes
Serial port headers	1	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111H	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B150	Intel® H170
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 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 slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of M.2 (M) slots	1	1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS type	UEFI AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	128 Mbit	16 Mbit
ACPI version	5.0	5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	174 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	174 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security Intel Smart Response Technology cFosSpeed
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel ME Firmware VersionKnown for one	11	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for one	VT-d	Unknown — not stated by the source

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