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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z170 ATX vs MSI Z170A GAMING M5

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  • 39specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 25identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z170 ATX has 4 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (6 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z170 ATX has 8 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (8 vs 0). The MSI Z170A GAMING M5 has 6 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z170 ATX (6 vs 0). ECC сompatibility: ECC & Non-ECC on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z170 ATX, ECC on the MSI Z170A GAMING M5. Supported storage drive interfaces: M.2, SATA on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z170 ATX, M.2, SATA III on the MSI Z170A GAMING M5.

  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC & Non-ECC
    • ECC
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • M.2, SATA
    • M.2, SATA III
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
    • 1, 5, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 6
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 8
    • 0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 0
    • 6
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • 1
    • 0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 0

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69 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-Z170-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z170 ATX

Model GA-Z170-HD3

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MSI

Z170A GAMING M5View product
Processoridentical
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466 MHz2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200 MHz
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one64 GB
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, SATAM.2, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 101, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MB
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers62
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers80
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers06
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one9
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers10
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one2
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
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers40
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 quantityDiffers06
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
Featuresidentical
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 slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one2
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one4
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers199 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Analog audio outputKnown for one6
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes

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