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

58specifications compared
12differ
46identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory module capacities
- GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
- Z270 SLI PLUS:16GB
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
- Z270 SLI PLUS:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:6
- Z270 SLI PLUS:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
- Z270 SLI PLUS:0
Motherboard chipset
- GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:Intel® B250
- Z270 SLI PLUS:Intel® Z270
PCI Express x1 slots
- GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
- Z270 SLI PLUS:3
PCI Express x16 slots
- GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4
- Z270 SLI PLUS:3
Number of M.2 (M) slots
- GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
- Z270 SLI PLUS:2

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Comparison of GA-B250-HD3P, Z270 SLI PLUS
71 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX Model GA-B250-HD3P View product	B MSI Z270 SLI PLUS View product
Processoridentical
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 clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400 MHz	2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600,3800 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesDiffers	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB	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 ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B250	Intel® Z270
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 slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	4	3
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers	1	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 & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	225 mm	244 mm

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