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

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  • 55specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 42identical
  • 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 XPower Gaming Titanium:2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:6
    • Z270 XPower Gaming Titanium:8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:6
    • Z270 XPower Gaming Titanium:3
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
    • Z270 XPower Gaming Titanium:2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
    • Z270 XPower Gaming Titanium:0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
    • Z270 XPower Gaming Titanium:0
  • Ethernet interface type
    • GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:Fast Ethernet
    • Z270 XPower Gaming Titanium:Gigabit Ethernet
  • Motherboard chipset
    • GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:Intel® B250
    • Z270 XPower Gaming Titanium:Intel® Z270

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Comparison of GA-B250-HD3P, Z270 XPower Gaming Titanium
74 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 MHz2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600,3800,4000 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/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers68
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — 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
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers63
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast EthernetGigabit Ethernet
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 slots1 differ
PCI slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers13
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 & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers225 mm244 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 SLI, 4-Way CrossFireX
DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12.0

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