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GIGABYTE B450M DS3H vs MSI Z370 OC GAMING

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  • 46specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 30identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • B450M DS3H:AMD
    • Z370 OC GAMING:Intel
  • Processor socket
    • B450M DS3H:Socket AM4
    • Z370 OC GAMING:LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
  • Supported memory module capacities
    • B450M DS3H:4GB, 8GB, 16GB
    • Z370 OC GAMING:16GB
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • B450M DS3H:0
    • Z370 OC GAMING:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
    • B450M DS3H:1
    • Z370 OC GAMING:0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • B450M DS3H:4
    • Z370 OC GAMING:6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • B450M DS3H:4
    • Z370 OC GAMING:2
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • B450M DS3H:1
    • Z370 OC GAMING:0

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Comparison of B450M DS3H, Z370 OC GAMING
77 specifications
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM4LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD Athlon, AMD Ryzen 2000 Series, AMD Ryzen 3000 SeriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2667,2933,3200 MHz2133,2400,2667,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3733,3866,4000 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesDiffers4GB, 8GB, 16GB16GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers02
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
RGB LED pin headerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111H
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersAMDIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD B450Intel® Z370
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC892
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 7Yes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one256 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) versionKnown for one2.7Unknown — not stated by the source
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for one2.7Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers215 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
HDD sizeKnown for one2.5/3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
RegisteredKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84733020Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security (OEM version) cFosSpeedUnknown — not stated by the source

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