Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z170 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

44specifications compared
13differ
31identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z170 ATX has 4 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 (6 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z170 ATX has 6 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 (8 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 has 6 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z170 ATX (6 vs 0). Supported storage drive interfaces: M.2, SATA on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z170 ATX, SATA on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5. Motherboard form factor: ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z170 ATX, micro ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-Z170-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z170 ATX:M.2, SATA
- GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5:SATA
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-Z170-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z170 ATX:6
- GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-Z170-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z170 ATX:8
- GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-Z170-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z170 ATX:0
- GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5:6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-Z170-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z170 ATX:1
- GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5:0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-Z170-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z170 ATX:4
- GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5:3
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-Z170-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z170 ATX:0
- GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5:1
Motherboard form factor
- GA-Z170-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z170 ATX:ATX
- GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5:micro ATX

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Comparison of GA-Z170-HD3, GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5
77 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z170 ATX Model GA-Z170-HD3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 View product
Processoridentical
Processor socketKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, SATA	SATA
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	8	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	6
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	3
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A, USB Type-C
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	128 Mbit	256 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.0
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	199 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8GB, 16GB
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Analog audio outputKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source

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