Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS PRIME Q270M-C vs GIGABYTE GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX

50specifications compared
14differ
36identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory clock speeds
- PRIME Q270M-C:2133,2400 MHz
- GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2400,2133 MHz
USB 2.0 connectors
- PRIME Q270M-C:1
- GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- PRIME Q270M-C:2
- GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
Number of chassis fan connectors
- PRIME Q270M-C:2
- GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- PRIME Q270M-C:6
- GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity
- PRIME Q270M-C:0
- GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- PRIME Q270M-C:2
- GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
Motherboard chipset
- PRIME Q270M-C:Intel® Q270
- GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Intel® H270

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Comparison of PRIME Q270M-C, GA-H270M-D3H
87 specifications	A ASUS PRIME Q270M-C View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX Model GA-H270M-D3H View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400 MHz	2400,2133 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD & SSD
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	3
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
12V power connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	6	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel I219LM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Q270	Intel® H270
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	128 Mbit	64 Mbit
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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