Specification Comparison Table
Z170A GAMING
M3
H170 GAMING
M3
B150 GAMING
M3
Chipest Z170 H170 B150
Supports DDR4 Fre-
quency (MHz)
3600(OC),
3200(OC),
3000(OC),
2800(OC),
2600(OC),
2400(OC), 2133
2133 2133
Supports M.2 Interface PCIe, SATA PCIe, SATA SATA
Supports U.2 Card Yes Yes No
SATAe ports 2 1 1
Supports RAID 0,1,5,10 Yes Yes No
M.2, SATA and SATAe
ports maximum support
1x M.2 SSD +
2xSATAe HDDs +
2xSATA HDDs
1x M.2 SSD +
1xSATAe HDD +
4xSATA HDDs
1x M.2 SSD +
1xSATAe HDD +
4xSATA HDDs
Supports Intel
®
Smart
Response Technology
Yes Yes No
USB 3.1 Gen2 ports on
the back panel
2 0 0
USB 2.0 ports on the
rear back panel
4 6 6
Supports Intel
®
Small
Business Advantage
No Yes Yes
Slow mode switch With Without Without