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ASUS B250 Mining Expert/CSM vs GIGABYTE Z370M-DS3H Intel® Z370 Express LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX

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  • 38specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 24identical
  • 40known for one product only

Key differences

  • ECC сompatibility
    • B250 Mining Expert/CSM:Non-ECC
    • Z370M-DS3H Intel® Z370 Express LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
  • Maximum internal memory
    • B250 Mining Expert/CSM:32 GB
    • Z370M-DS3H Intel® Z370 Express LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:64 GB
  • Maximum graphics card memory
    • B250 Mining Expert/CSM:1024 MB
    • Z370M-DS3H Intel® Z370 Express LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:1000 MB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • B250 Mining Expert/CSM:1
    • Z370M-DS3H Intel® Z370 Express LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • B250 Mining Expert/CSM:1
    • Z370M-DS3H Intel® Z370 Express LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
    • B250 Mining Expert/CSM:0
    • Z370M-DS3H Intel® Z370 Express LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • B250 Mining Expert/CSM:2
    • Z370M-DS3H Intel® Z370 Express LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:1
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • B250 Mining Expert/CSM:0
    • Z370M-DS3H Intel® Z370 Express LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:1

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Comparison of B250 Mining Expert/CSM, Z370M-DS3H
78 specifications
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityDiffersNon-ECCECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one2133,2400 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers1024 MB1000 MB
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD GraphicsUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers14
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
12V power connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I219-VUnknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmini ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B250Intel® Z370 Express
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate x64Windows 10
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one18Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one6.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm22.6 mm
DepthDiffers231 mm19.3 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
PCI Express x16 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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