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GIGABYTE GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs MSI Z270-A Pro

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  • 56specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 44identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
    • Z270-A Pro:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:6
    • Z270-A Pro: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
    • Z270-A Pro: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
    • Z270-A Pro:0
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
    • Z270-A Pro:0
  • Ethernet interface type
    • GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:Fast Ethernet
    • Z270-A Pro:Gigabit Ethernet
  • Motherboard chipset
    • GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:Intel® B250
    • Z270-A Pro:Intel® Z270
  • BIOS type
    • GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:UEFI AMI
    • Z270-A Pro:UEFI

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Comparison of GA-B250-HD3P, Z270-A Pro
75 specifications
Processoridentical
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-xxx, i5-xxx, i7-xxxUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400 MHz2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600,3800 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers62
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers10
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111H
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B250Intel® Z270
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 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, WindowsYes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers225 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers305 mm225 mm
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2-Way CrossFireX
DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12.0

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