Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS IX APEX vs GIGABYTE GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX

45specifications compared
18differ
27identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- ROG MAXIMUS IX APEX:2
- GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- ROG MAXIMUS IX APEX:32 GB
- GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:64 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- ROG MAXIMUS IX APEX:3
- GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- ROG MAXIMUS IX APEX:4
- GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- ROG MAXIMUS IX APEX: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
- ROG MAXIMUS IX APEX:6
- GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- ROG MAXIMUS IX APEX:1
- GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- ROG MAXIMUS IX APEX:2
- GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of ROG MAXIMUS IX APEX, GA-H270M-D3H
82 specifications	A ASUS ROG MAXIMUS IX APEX View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX Model GA-H270M-D3H View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-6xxx, i3-7xxx, i5-6xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-6xxx, i7-7xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3500,3600,3733,3800,3866,4000,4133,4266 MHz	2400,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	64 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD & SSD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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
Front panel connectorKnown 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 ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	6	4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® I219-V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Z270	Intel® H270
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	225 mm
DepthDiffers	272 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
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
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Back-to-BIOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way SLI, 4-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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