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

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0) has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0) has 6 more SATA III connectors than the MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (6 vs 0). The MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK has 1 more parallel ATA connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0) (1 vs 0). Supported memory types: DDR3-SDRAM on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0), DDR4-SDRAM on the MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK. Supported storage drive interfaces: M.2, SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0), M.2, SATA on the MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK.

• Supported memory types
  • GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):DDR3-SDRAM
  • Z170A TOMAHAWK:DDR4-SDRAM
• Supported storage drive interfaces
  • GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):M.2, SATA III
  • Z170A TOMAHAWK:M.2, SATA
• USB 2.0 connectors
  • GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):2
  • Z170A TOMAHAWK:1
• Number of SATA III connectors
  • GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):6
  • Z170A TOMAHAWK:0
• Number of Parallel ATA connectors
  • GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):0
  • Z170A TOMAHAWK:1
• USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
  • GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):4
  • Z170A TOMAHAWK:2
• USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
  • GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):0
  • Z170A TOMAHAWK:2
• VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
  • GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0):1
  • Z170A TOMAHAWK:0