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GIGABYTE GA-B250-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z270-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX

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  • 51specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 43identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

  • Parallel processing technology support
    • GA-B250-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2-Way CrossFireX
    • GA-Z270-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:CrossFireX
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • GA-B250-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • GA-Z270-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • GA-B250-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
    • GA-Z270-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4
  • Motherboard chipset
    • GA-B250-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:Intel® B250
    • GA-Z270-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:Intel® Z270
  • PCI slots
    • GA-B250-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:3
    • GA-Z270-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
  • BIOS memory size
    • GA-B250-HD3 motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:16 Mbit
    • GA-Z270-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:128 Mbit

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Comparison of GA-B250-HD3, GA-Z270-HD3
74 specifications
Processoridentical
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-6xxx, i3-7xxx, i5-6xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-6xxx, i7-7xxxUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400 MHz2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800,3866 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD & SSD
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneM.2, SATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way CrossFireXCrossFireX
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers14
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Front panel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B250Intel® Z270
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 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 HWindows 10, 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 Premi
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC892Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
PCI slotsDiffers31
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit128 Mbit
Other featuresidentical
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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