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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z170 ATX vs MSI Z170A-G43 PLUS

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  • 37specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 28identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z170 ATX has 5 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI Z170A-G43 PLUS (6 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z170 ATX has 6 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI Z170A-G43 PLUS (8 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z170 ATX has 1 more parallel ATA connectors than the MSI Z170A-G43 PLUS (1 vs 0). BIOS type: UEFI AMI on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z170 ATX, UEFI on the MSI Z170A-G43 PLUS.

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 6
    • 1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 8
    • 2
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • 1
    • 0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 0
    • 2
  • BIOS type
    • UEFI AMI
    • UEFI
  • Width
    • 305 mm
    • 304 mm
  • Depth
    • 199 mm
    • 224 mm

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71 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-Z170-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z170 ATX

Model GA-Z170-HD3

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MSI

Z170A-G43 PLUSView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
ECC сompatibilityECC & Non-ECCECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466 MHz2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600 MHz
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one64 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesM.2, SATAM.2, SATA
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MB
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers61
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers82
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA III connectors00
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one9
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers10
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Parallel connectorYesYes
Serial port headers11
TPM connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers02
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity11
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111H
Featuresidentical
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel® Z170Intel® Z170
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI slots22
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 Mbit
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm304 mm
DepthDiffers199 mm224 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Analog audio outputKnown for one6
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for one6
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneYes
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for oneVT-d

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