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

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  • 52specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 41identical
  • 27known 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 TOMAHAWK:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4
    • Z270 TOMAHAWK:8
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
    • Z270 TOMAHAWK:0
  • Motherboard chipset
    • GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:Intel® B250
    • Z270 TOMAHAWK:Intel® Z270
  • PCI Express x1 slots
    • GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • Z270 TOMAHAWK:3
  • PCI Express x16 slots
    • GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4
    • Z270 TOMAHAWK:3
  • Number of M.2 (M) slots
    • GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
    • Z270 TOMAHAWK:2
  • Width
    • GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:225 mm
    • Z270 TOMAHAWK:304 mm

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Comparison of GA-B250-HD3P, Z270 TOMAHAWK
79 specifications
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-xxx, i5-xxx, i7-xxxUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
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
Serial port headersKnown for one1Unknown — 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
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers48
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneFast EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® I219-V
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
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers43
PCI slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers12
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® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
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

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