GIGABYTE GA-H170M-D3H-GSM (rev. 1.0) vs GIGABYTE GA-X99-Designare EX (rev. 1.0)

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-X99-Designare EX (rev. 1.0) has 4 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-H170M-D3H-GSM (rev. 1.0) (8 vs 4). The GIGABYTE GA-X99-Designare EX (rev. 1.0) has 192 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-H170M-D3H-GSM (rev. 1.0) (256 GB vs 64 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-H170M-D3H-GSM (rev. 1.0) has 6 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-X99-Designare EX (rev. 1.0) (6 vs 0). Processor socket: LGA 1151 (Socket H4) on the GIGABYTE GA-H170M-D3H-GSM (rev. 1.0), LGA 2011-v3 on the GIGABYTE GA-X99-Designare EX (rev. 1.0). Compatible processor series: Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the GIGABYTE GA-H170M-D3H-GSM (rev. 1.0), Intel® Core™ i7 on the GIGABYTE GA-X99-Designare EX (rev. 1.0).

• Processor socket
  • GA-H170M-D3H-GSM (rev. 1.0):LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
  • GA-X99-Designare EX (rev. 1.0):LGA 2011-v3
• Number of memory slots
  • GA-H170M-D3H-GSM (rev. 1.0):4
  • GA-X99-Designare EX (rev. 1.0):8
• Memory channels
  • GA-H170M-D3H-GSM (rev. 1.0):Dual-channel
  • GA-X99-Designare EX (rev. 1.0):Quad-channel
• ECC сompatibility
  • GA-H170M-D3H-GSM (rev. 1.0):ECC & Non-ECC
  • GA-X99-Designare EX (rev. 1.0):Non-ECC
• Maximum internal memory
  • GA-H170M-D3H-GSM (rev. 1.0):64 GB
  • GA-X99-Designare EX (rev. 1.0):256 GB
• Supported storage drive interfaces
  • GA-H170M-D3H-GSM (rev. 1.0):M.2, SATA III
  • GA-X99-Designare EX (rev. 1.0):M.2, SATA
• Number of SATA III connectors
  • GA-H170M-D3H-GSM (rev. 1.0):6
  • GA-X99-Designare EX (rev. 1.0):0
• Number of SATA Express connectors
  • GA-H170M-D3H-GSM (rev. 1.0):2
  • GA-X99-Designare EX (rev. 1.0):1