Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS PRIME B350M-A vs GIGABYTE GA-B250M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX

50specifications compared
14differ
36identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- PRIME B350M-A:AMD
- GA-B250M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- PRIME B350M-A:Socket AM4
- GA-B250M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Number of memory slots
- PRIME B350M-A:4
- GA-B250M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
Supported memory clock speeds
- PRIME B350M-A:2133,2400,2666,2933,3200 MHz
- GA-B250M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2133,2400 MHz
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- PRIME B350M-A:0
- GA-B250M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- PRIME B350M-A:2
- GA-B250M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- PRIME B350M-A:2
- GA-B250M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
Motherboard chipset family
- PRIME B350M-A:AMD
- GA-B250M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Intel

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Comparison of PRIME B350M-A, GA-B250M-HD3
69 specifications	A ASUS PRIME B350M-A View product	B GIGABYTE GA-B250M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX Model GA-B250M-HD3 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM4	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A, AMD Athlon, AMD Athlon™ X4, AMD Ryzen 2000 Series, AMD Ryzen 3000 Series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-6xxx, i3-7xxx, i5-6xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-6xxx
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400,2666,2933,3200 MHz	2133,2400 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Unbuffered memory	Yes	Yes
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	64 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectors	6	6
Number of SATA II connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111H	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD B350	Intel® B250
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home x64	Windows 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 slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of M.2 (M) slots	1	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS type	UEFI AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory size	16 Mbit	16 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	6.1	5.0
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	174 mm
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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