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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H170-D3HP motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC

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  • 56specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 43identical
  • 33known for one product only

Key differences

  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC & Non-ECC
    • Non-ECC
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III, M.2
    • M.2, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 3
    • 2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® H170
    • Intel® Z170
  • PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • 2
    • 3
  • PCI slots
    • 3
    • 2

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89 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-H170-D3HP motherboard Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX

Model GA-H170-D3HP

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MSI

Z170A TOMAHAWK ACView product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133 MHz2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one16GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA III, M.2M.2, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MB
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers21
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one0
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers32
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111H
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.2
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H170Intel® Z170
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1150
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Temperature, Fan, Voltage
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers23
PCI slotsDiffers32
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneYes
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm304 mm
DepthDiffers225 mm224 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for one2
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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