GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0) vs MSI Z170A GAMING M3

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0) has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0) has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (2 vs 0). The GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0) has 1 more SATA Express connectors than the MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (3 vs 2). Supported memory types: DDR3-SDRAM on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0), DDR4-SDRAM on the MSI Z170A GAMING M3. ECC сompatibility: ECC & Non-ECC on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0), ECC on the MSI Z170A GAMING M3.

• Supported memory types
  • GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):DDR3-SDRAM
  • Z170A GAMING M3:DDR4-SDRAM
• ECC сompatibility
  • GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):ECC & Non-ECC
  • Z170A GAMING M3:ECC
• RAID levels
  • GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):0, 1, 5, 10
  • Z170A GAMING M3:1, 5, 10
• USB 2.0 connectors
  • GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):2
  • Z170A GAMING M3:1
• USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
  • GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):2
  • Z170A GAMING M3:0
• Number of SATA Express connectors
  • GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):3
  • Z170A GAMING M3:2
• USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
  • GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):4
  • Z170A GAMING M3:0
• USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
  • GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):0
  • Z170A GAMING M3:6