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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H170-GAMING 3 vs MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 26identical
  • 40known for one product only

Key differences

  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC & Non-ECC
    • Non-ECC
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 64 GB
    • 32 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA
    • M.2, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 8
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 3

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GIGABYTE

GA-H170-GAMING 3View product
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MSI

Z170I GAMING PRO ACView product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory3 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133 MHz2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600,3866,4000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATAM.2, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers20
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers64
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers84
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers40
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers04
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
USB connector typeKnown for oneUSB Type-A
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one2
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I219-V
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
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmini ITX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H170Intel® Z170
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 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, WindowsYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one2
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIAWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers225 mm170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for one8GB, 16GB
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes

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