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ASUS PRIME B250M-A vs GIGABYTE GA-Z270P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z270 ATX

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  • 37specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 25identical
  • 40known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • PRIME B250M-A:2
    • GA-Z270P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z270 ATX:4
  • Motherboard form factor
    • PRIME B250M-A:micro ATX
    • GA-Z270P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z270 ATX:ATX
  • Motherboard chipset
    • PRIME B250M-A:Intel® B250
    • GA-Z270P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z270 ATX:Intel® Z270
  • PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • PRIME B250M-A:2
    • GA-Z270P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z270 ATX:3
  • PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • PRIME B250M-A:1
    • GA-Z270P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z270 ATX:3
  • Number of M.2 (M) slots
    • PRIME B250M-A:2
    • GA-Z270P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z270 ATX:1
  • BIOS type
    • PRIME B250M-A:UEFI AMI
    • GA-Z270P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z270 ATX:AMI
  • ACPI version
    • PRIME B250M-A:6.0
    • GA-Z270P-D3 motherboard Intel® Z270 ATX:5.0

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Comparison of PRIME B250M-A, GA-Z270P-D3
77 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 1151 (Socket H4)Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i7 Extreme Edition
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400 MHz2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800,3866 MHz
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — 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 one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
12V power connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.4
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111HUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B250Intel® Z270
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 H
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers13
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers21
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionDiffers6.05.0
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm199 mm
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceM.2
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1024 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Maximum resolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4096 x 2160 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNorton Internet Security Intel Optane Memory Ready cFosSpeed

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