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ASUS PRIME H270-PLUS/CSM vs GIGABYTE GA-Z270N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX

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  • 46specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 31identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • PRIME H270-PLUS/CSM:4
    • GA-Z270N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • PRIME H270-PLUS/CSM:64 GB
    • GA-Z270N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:32 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • PRIME H270-PLUS/CSM:2
    • GA-Z270N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • PRIME H270-PLUS/CSM:2
    • GA-Z270N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • PRIME H270-PLUS/CSM:2
    • GA-Z270N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity
    • PRIME H270-PLUS/CSM:0
    • GA-Z270N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:1
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • PRIME H270-PLUS/CSM:1
    • GA-Z270N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • PRIME H270-PLUS/CSM:2
    • GA-Z270N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:1

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Comparison of PRIME H270-PLUS/CSM, GA-Z270N-WIFI
75 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-6xxx, i3-7xxx, i5-6xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-6xxx, i7-7xxxUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400 MHz2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800,3866,4000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16GB
Unbuffered memoryYesYes
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channelUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD & SSD
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors00
Number of SATA III connectors66
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Front panel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity00
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers12
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.2
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111HUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcemini ITX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H270Intel® Z270
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, 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 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, 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 Home Premium, Windows
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers21
Number of M.2 (M) slots11
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory size16 Mbit16 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers6.05.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneCrossFireXUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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