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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs MSI Z270I Gaming Pro Carbon AC

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  • 55specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 37identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 64 GB
    • 32 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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GIGABYTE

GA-B250-HD3P motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX

Model GA-B250-HD3P

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MSI

Z270I Gaming Pro Carbon ACView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-xxx, i5-xxx, i7-xxx
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400 MHz2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600,3800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors00
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers63
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one1
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Front panel connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)YesYes
Serial port headers11
TPM connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers62
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity11
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity11
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one2
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I219-V
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Features3 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmini ITX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B250Intel® Z270
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
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 slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers41
PCI slotsKnown for one1
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers12
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyYesYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers225 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers305 mm170 mm
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Graphicsidentical
DirectX versionKnown for one12.0

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