GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0) vs MSI Z170A GAMING M7

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0) has 1 more SATA Express connectors than the MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (3 vs 2). The MSI Z170A GAMING M7 has 1 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0) (3 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0) has 4 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (4 vs 0). Supported memory types: DDR3-SDRAM on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0), DDR4-SDRAM on the MSI Z170A GAMING M7. ECC сompatibility: ECC & Non-ECC on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0), Non-ECC on the MSI Z170A GAMING M7.

• Supported memory types
  • GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):DDR3-SDRAM
  • Z170A GAMING M7:DDR4-SDRAM
• ECC сompatibility
  • GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):ECC & Non-ECC
  • Z170A GAMING M7:Non-ECC
• Parallel processing technology support
  • GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):2-Way CrossFireX
  • Z170A GAMING M7:2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
• Maximum resolution
  • GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):4096 x 2160 pixels
  • Z170A GAMING M7:4096 x 2304 pixels
• Number of SATA Express connectors
  • GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):3
  • Z170A GAMING M7:2
• USB 2.0 ports quantity
  • GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):2
  • Z170A GAMING M7:3
• USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
  • GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):4
  • Z170A GAMING M7:0
• USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
  • GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):0
  • Z170A GAMING M7:3