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GIGABYTE GA-AB350-GAMING 3 vs GIGABYTE GA-B250M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX

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  • 52specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 37identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • GA-AB350-GAMING 3:AMD
    • GA-B250M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Intel
  • Processor socket
    • GA-AB350-GAMING 3:Socket AM4
    • GA-B250M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
  • Number of memory slots
    • GA-AB350-GAMING 3:4
    • GA-B250M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • GA-AB350-GAMING 3:2133,2400,2933,3200 MHz
    • GA-B250M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2133,2400 MHz
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • GA-AB350-GAMING 3:2
    • GA-B250M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-AB350-GAMING 3:1
    • GA-B250M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • GA-AB350-GAMING 3:2
    • GA-B250M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • GA-AB350-GAMING 3:0
    • GA-B250M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-AB350-GAMING 3, GA-B250M-HD3
73 specifications
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM4LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD A, AMD Athlon, AMD Athlon™ X4, AMD Ryzen 2000 Series, AMD Ryzen 3000 SeriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcei3-6xxx, i3-7xxx, i5-6xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-6xxx
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2933,3200 MHz2133,2400 MHz
Supported memory module capacities4GB, 8GB, 16GB4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Unbuffered memoryYesYes
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one64 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors00
Number of SATA III connectors66
Number of SATA II connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Front panel connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
EPS power connector (8-pin)YesYes
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity00
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Features4 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersAMDIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD B350Intel® B250
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC887
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFan, Temperature, Voltage
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, 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 H
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of M.2 (M) slots11
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory size16 Mbit16 Mbit
ACPI version5.05.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers230 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers305 mm174 mm
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSDUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10Unknown — not stated by the source

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