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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) vs MSI H170M PRO-DH

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  • 49specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 32identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI H170M PRO-DH (2 vs 0). The GIGABYTE GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) has 3 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the MSI H170M PRO-DH (3 vs 0). The MSI H170M PRO-DH has 3 more USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) (4 vs 1). ECC сompatibility: ECC & Non-ECC on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0), ECC on the MSI H170M PRO-DH. Supported storage drive interfaces: M.2, SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0), SATA III on the MSI H170M PRO-DH.

  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC & Non-ECC
    • ECC
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • M.2, SATA III
    • SATA III
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
    • 0, 1, 10, 5
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 3
    • 0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 1
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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83 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0)View product
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MSI

H170M PRO-DHView product
Processoridentical
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-6xxx, i5-6xxx, i7-6xxx
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466 MHz2133 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, SATA IIISATA III
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 10, 5
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLINot supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one3
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYes
12V power connectorKnown for oneYes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers30
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 quantityDiffers14
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersAtheros Killer E2201Realtek RTL8111H
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXmini ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z170Intel® H170
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1150
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one3
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one32 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm235 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm228 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
ManualKnown for oneYes
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security (OEM version) Intel Smart Response Technology
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes

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