Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX

62specifications compared
15differ
47identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2133,2400 MHz
- GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2400,2133 MHz
Supported memory module capacities
- GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
- GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:16GB
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
- GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA Express connectors
- GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
- GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:6
- GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
- GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
- GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
- GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
Motherboard form factor
- GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:ATX
- GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of GA-B250-HD3P, GA-H270M-DS3H
70 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX Model GA-B250-HD3P View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX Model GA-H270M-DS3H View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-xxx, i5-xxx, i7-xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400 MHz	2400,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	64 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory module capacitiesDiffers	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB	16GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectors	6	6
Number of SATA II connectors	0	0
Number of SATA Express connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)	Yes	Yes
Serial port headers	1	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B250	Intel® H270
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supported	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	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
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	4	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slots	1	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS type	UEFI AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	128 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI version	5.0	5.0
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	225 mm	215 mm
DepthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal header	Yes	Yes
Serial port via internal header	Yes	Yes

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