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GIGABYTE GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs MSI H270 PC MATE

56specifications compared
12differ
44identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H270 PC MATE 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 H270 PC MATE (6 vs 2). The MSI H270 PC MATE has 1 more m.2 (M) slots than the GIGABYTE GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX (2 vs 1). 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 H270 PC MATE. Supported memory module capacities: 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB on the GIGABYTE GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB on the MSI H270 PC MATE.

Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2133,2400 MHz
- H270 PC MATE:2400,2133 MHz
Supported memory module capacities
- GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
- H270 PC MATE:4GB, 8GB, 16GB
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
- H270 PC MATE:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:6
- H270 PC MATE:2
Ethernet interface type
- GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:Fast Ethernet
- H270 PC MATE:Gigabit Ethernet
Motherboard chipset
- GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:Intel® B250
- H270 PC MATE:Intel® H270
Number of M.2 (M) slots
- GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
- H270 PC MATE:2
BIOS type
- GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:UEFI AMI
- H270 PC MATE:UEFI

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Comparison of GA-B250-HD3P, H270 PC MATE
73 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX Model GA-B250-HD3P View product	B MSI H270 PC MATE View product
Processor1 differ
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
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400 MHz	2400,2133 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesDiffers	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB	4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	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
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	2
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® I219-V
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B250	Intel® H270
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Yes
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	128 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	225 mm	243 mm
DepthDiffers	305 mm	304 mm

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