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GIGABYTE GA-H170-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs GIGABYTE MD60-SC1 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX

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  • 34specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 15identical
  • 64known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • GA-H170-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
    • MD60-SC1 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:LGA 2011-v3
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • GA-H170-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2133 MHz
    • MD60-SC1 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • GA-H170-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:64 GB
    • MD60-SC1 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:128 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • GA-H170-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:M.2, SATA III
    • MD60-SC1 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • GA-H170-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • MD60-SC1 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • GA-H170-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • MD60-SC1 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • GA-H170-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:6
    • MD60-SC1 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • GA-H170-D3H motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:3
    • MD60-SC1 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:5

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Comparison of GA-H170-D3H, MD60-SC1
98 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 2011-v3
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Xeon®
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceE5-2600
Memory2 differ
Memory channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceQuad-channel
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.2 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133 MHz1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB128 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, SATA IIISerial Attached SCSI (SAS)
RAID supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAspeed AST2400
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers62
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers35
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Integrated SAS portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8
Parallel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers46
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers03
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D 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
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® I350-AM2
Features3 differ
Component forDiffersPCServer
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXExtended ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H170Intel® C612
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for oneATXUnknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — 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 slots2 differ
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI slotsDiffers30
PCI-X slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers10
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 60 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 95%
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source409 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source355 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source78 mm
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84733020
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers214 mm330 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA
User guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other featuresidentical
DVI portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Supported DIMM module capacitiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32GB
Maximum LRDIMM memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 GB
Disk on Module (DOM) power connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16
Number of processors supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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