Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-B150M-D2V rev. 1.0 vs MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK

49specifications compared
19differ
30identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-B150M-D2V rev. 1.0:2
- Z270 TOMAHAWK:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-B150M-D2V rev. 1.0:32 GB
- Z270 TOMAHAWK:64 GB
Maximum resolution
- GA-B150M-D2V rev. 1.0:1920 x 1200 pixels
- Z270 TOMAHAWK:4096 x 2160 pixels
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-B150M-D2V rev. 1.0:1
- Z270 TOMAHAWK:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-B150M-D2V rev. 1.0:2
- Z270 TOMAHAWK:6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-B150M-D2V rev. 1.0:4
- Z270 TOMAHAWK:8
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-B150M-D2V rev. 1.0:0
- Z270 TOMAHAWK:1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
- GA-B150M-D2V rev. 1.0:0
- Z270 TOMAHAWK:1

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Comparison of GA-B150M-D2V rev. 1.0, Z270 TOMAHAWK
80 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-B150M-D2V rev. 1.0 View product	B MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK View product
Processor1 differ
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
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133 MHz	2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600,3800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	64 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	4GB, 8GB, 16GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD & SSD
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1920 x 1200 pixels	4096 x 2160 pixels
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way CrossFireX
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	8
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® I219-V
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B150	Intel® Z270
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Fan, Temperature	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, 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 Home Premium, Windows	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	3
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	304 mm
DepthDiffers	174 mm	243 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security (OEM version), Intel Smart Response Technology, cFosSpeed, App Center	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Supported UDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	2133 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for one	4GB, 8GB, 16GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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