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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI H170 Gaming M3 vs MSI H170A Gaming Pro

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  • 56specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 48identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC & Non-ECC
    • ECC
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA II
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
    • 0, 1, 10
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 0
    • 2
  • LAN controller
    • Atheros Killer E2400
    • Intel® I219-V
  • BIOS type
    • UEFI
    • UEFI AMI
  • Width
    • 304 mm
    • 305 mm

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74 specifications
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MSI

H170 Gaming M3View product
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H170A Gaming ProView product
Processoridentical
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-6xxx, i5-6xxx, i7-6xxx
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCECC
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA II
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one12.0
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one7
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one1
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
12V power connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 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
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersAtheros Killer E2400Intel® I219-V
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1150
Expansion slotsidentical
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers304 mm305 mm

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