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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE Mainboards Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs MSI Z170A PC Mate

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  • 44specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 29identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z170A PC Mate has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE Mainboards Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (64 GB vs 32 GB). The GIGABYTE Mainboards Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 4 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI Z170A PC Mate (4 vs 0). The MSI Z170A PC Mate has 6 more USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity than the GIGABYTE Mainboards Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (6 vs 0). Processor socket: LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the GIGABYTE Mainboards Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, LGA 1151 (Socket H4) on the MSI Z170A PC Mate. Supported memory types: DDR3-SDRAM on the GIGABYTE Mainboards Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, DDR4-SDRAM on the MSI Z170A PC Mate.

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
    • LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
  • Supported memory types
    • DDR3-SDRAM
    • DDR4-SDRAM
  • ECC сompatibility
    • Non-ECC
    • ECC
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 32 GB
    • 64 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • M.2, SATA III
    • M.2, SATA
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
    • 1, 5, 10
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 0
    • 6

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Mainboards Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

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Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-4xxx, i3-5xxx, i5-4xxx, i5-5xxx, i7-4xxx, i7-5xxx
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4
ECC сompatibilityDiffersNon-ECCECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200 MHz2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, SATA IIIM.2, SATA
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 101, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX2-Way CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one1
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYes
12V power connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers40
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one4
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
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersAtheros Killer E2201Realtek RTL8111H
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z97Intel® Z170
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1150
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm304 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security (OEM version) Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Intel Smart Response Technology

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