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GIGABYTE GA-H110M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H110 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX vs MSI Z170-A PRO

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  • 50specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 34identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • GA-H110M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H110 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
    • Z170-A PRO:4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • GA-H110M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H110 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:32 GB
    • Z170-A PRO:64 GB
  • Maximum resolution
    • GA-H110M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H110 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1920 x 1200 pixels
    • Z170-A PRO:4096 x 2304 pixels
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • GA-H110M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H110 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:4
    • Z170-A PRO:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • GA-H110M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H110 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
    • Z170-A PRO:2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • GA-H110M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H110 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:4
    • Z170-A PRO:6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • GA-H110M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H110 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
    • Z170-A PRO:4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • GA-H110M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H110 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
    • Z170-A PRO:1

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Comparison of GA-H110M-DS2, Z170-A PRO
84 specifications
Processoridentical
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcei3-6xxx, i5-6xxx, i7-6xxx
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133 MHz2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one32GBUnknown — not stated by the source
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 CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionDiffers1920 x 1200 pixels4096 x 2304 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12.0
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111H
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H110Intel® Z170
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC892
PC health monitoringDiffersCPU, Fan, Temperature, VoltageCPU, Fan, Temperature
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) slotsDiffers12
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers226 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers174 mm225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security (OEM version) cFosSpeedUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Quick installation guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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