Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE B360 HD3 vs GIGABYTE Z370M-DS3H Intel® Z370 Express LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX

43specifications compared
12differ
31identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum graphics card memory
- B360 HD3:1024 MB
- Z370M-DS3H Intel® Z370 Express LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:1000 MB
USB 2.0 connectors
- B360 HD3:2
- Z370M-DS3H Intel® Z370 Express LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- B360 HD3:1
- Z370M-DS3H Intel® Z370 Express LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
- B360 HD3:0
- Z370M-DS3H Intel® Z370 Express LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- B360 HD3:3
- Z370M-DS3H Intel® Z370 Express LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- B360 HD3:1
- Z370M-DS3H Intel® Z370 Express LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:0
Motherboard form factor
- B360 HD3:ATX
- Z370M-DS3H Intel® Z370 Express LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:mini ATX
Motherboard chipset
- B360 HD3:Intel B360 Express
- Z370M-DS3H Intel® Z370 Express LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:Intel® Z370 Express

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Comparison of B360 HD3, Z370M-DS3H
87 specifications	A GIGABYTE B360 HD3 View product	B GIGABYTE Z370M-DS3H Intel® Z370 Express LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX Model Z370M-DS3H View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, 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
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	2666,2400,2133 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	8GB, 16GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	M.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1024 MB	1000 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	CrossFire, Quad-GPU CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
12V power connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	3	4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connector typeKnown for one	USB Type-A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	mini ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel B360 Express	Intel® Z370 Express
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU, Fan, Temperature, Voltage	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers	2	1
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
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	128 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	225 mm	22.6 mm
DepthDiffers	305 mm	19.3 mm
Other featuresidentical
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PCI Express x16 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2

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