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ASUS PRIME Z270-AR vs GIGABYTE GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 33identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • PRIME Z270-AR:3
    • GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • PRIME Z270-AR:2
    • GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • PRIME Z270-AR:0
    • GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • PRIME Z270-AR:5
    • GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:4
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • PRIME Z270-AR:0
    • GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • PRIME Z270-AR:0
    • GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
  • Motherboard form factor
    • PRIME Z270-AR:ATX
    • GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:micro ATX
  • Motherboard chipset
    • PRIME Z270-AR:Intel® Z270
    • GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Intel® H270

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Comparison of PRIME Z270-AR, GA-H270M-D3H
73 specifications
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
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
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3866 MHz2400,2133 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD & SSD
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Front panel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers23
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers02
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers54
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I219-VUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z270Intel® H270
Power source typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceATX
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
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 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 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS2 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers6.05.0
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm225 mm
Other featuresidentical
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireXUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for oneAMD, NVIDIAUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source

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