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

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  • 48specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 40identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC 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 Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (6 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX has 1 more VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity than the MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (1 vs 0). Supported memory module capacities: 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB on the GIGABYTE GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB on the MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC. Motherboard chipset: Intel® B250 on the GIGABYTE GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX, Intel® Z270 on the MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC.

  • Supported memory module capacities
    • GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
    • Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC:2GB, 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
    • Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:6
    • Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC:2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
    • Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC:0
  • Motherboard chipset
    • GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:Intel® B250
    • Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC:Intel® Z270
  • Number of M.2 (M) slots
    • GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
    • Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC:2
  • Width
    • GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:225 mm
    • Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC:304 mm
  • Depth
    • GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:305 mm
    • Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC:243 mm

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Comparison of GA-B250-HD3P, Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC
83 specifications
Processoridentical
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-xxx, i5-xxx, i7-xxxUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory module capacitiesDiffers1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSDUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA, SATA II, SATA III
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 SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers62
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneFast EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® I219-V
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B250Intel® Z270
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
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, WindowsUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC892
Cooling typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePassive
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMIUnknown — not stated by the source
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
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers225 mm304 mm
DepthDiffers305 mm243 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
Maximum resolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4096 x 2160 pixels
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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