Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-AB350M-HD3 motherboard AMD B350 Socket AM4 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-B250M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX

50specifications compared
10differ
40identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-AB350M-HD3 motherboard AMD B350 Socket AM4 micro ATX:AMD
- GA-B250M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-AB350M-HD3 motherboard AMD B350 Socket AM4 micro ATX:Socket AM4
- GA-B250M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
ECC сompatibility
- GA-AB350M-HD3 motherboard AMD B350 Socket AM4 micro ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- GA-B250M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-AB350M-HD3 motherboard AMD B350 Socket AM4 micro ATX:2133,2667,2933,3200 MHz
- GA-B250M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2133,2400 MHz
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-AB350M-HD3 motherboard AMD B350 Socket AM4 micro ATX:2
- GA-B250M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
Motherboard chipset family
- GA-AB350M-HD3 motherboard AMD B350 Socket AM4 micro ATX:AMD
- GA-B250M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Intel
Motherboard chipset
- GA-AB350M-HD3 motherboard AMD B350 Socket AM4 micro ATX:AMD B350
- GA-B250M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Intel® B250
Depth
- GA-AB350M-HD3 motherboard AMD B350 Socket AM4 micro ATX:215 mm
- GA-B250M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:174 mm

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Comparison of GA-AB350M-HD3, GA-B250M-HD3
74 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-AB350M-HD3 motherboard AMD B350 Socket AM4 micro ATX Model GA-AB350M-HD3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-B250M-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX Model GA-B250M-HD3 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM4	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A, AMD Athlon, AMD Athlon™ X4, AMD Ryzen 2000 Series, AMD Ryzen 3000 Series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-6xxx, i3-7xxx, i5-6xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-6xxx
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133,2667,2933,3200 MHz	2133,2400 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD B350	Intel® B250
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Expansion slotsidentical
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
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.0
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	215 mm	174 mm
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	M.2, PCI Express, SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX	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

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