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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs MSI B250 Gaming M3

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  • 52specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 40identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B250 Gaming M3 has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX has 4 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI B250 Gaming M3 (6 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the MSI B250 Gaming M3 (4 vs 2). Supported memory clock speeds: 2133,2400 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX, 2400,2133 MHz on the MSI B250 Gaming M3. Ethernet interface type: Fast Ethernet on the GIGABYTE GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet on the MSI B250 Gaming M3.

  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 2133,2400 MHz
    • 2400,2133 MHz
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Number of M.2 (M) slots
    • 1
    • 2
  • BIOS type
    • UEFI AMI
    • UEFI
  • Width
    • 225 mm
    • 243 mm

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GIGABYTE

GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX

Model GA-B250-HD3P

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MSI

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Processor2 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesDiffersi3-xxx, i5-xxx, i7-xxxi3-6xxx, i3-7xxx, i5-6xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-6xxx, i7-7xxx
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400 MHz2400,2133 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Memory voltageKnown for one1.2,1.35 V
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers62
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast EthernetFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Featuresidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one4
PCI slotsKnown for one1
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one4
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers225 mm243 mm
DepthDiffers305 mm304 mm
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes

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