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GIGABYTE GA-B250M-D2V motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z170-Gaming K3

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  • 52specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 35identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • GA-B250M-D2V motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • GA-Z170-Gaming K3:4
  • ECC сompatibility
    • GA-B250M-D2V motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:Non-ECC
    • GA-Z170-Gaming K3:ECC & Non-ECC
  • Maximum internal memory
    • GA-B250M-D2V motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:32 GB
    • GA-Z170-Gaming K3:64 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • GA-B250M-D2V motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:6
    • GA-Z170-Gaming K3:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • GA-B250M-D2V motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:6
    • GA-Z170-Gaming K3:1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-B250M-D2V motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • GA-Z170-Gaming K3:0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • GA-B250M-D2V motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:0
    • GA-Z170-Gaming K3:2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • GA-B250M-D2V motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
    • GA-Z170-Gaming K3:0

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Comparison of GA-B250M-D2V, GA-Z170-Gaming K3
71 specifications
Memory4 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
ECC сompatibilityDiffersNon-ECCECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400 MHz3466,3400,3333,3300,3200,3000,2800,2666,2400,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceM.2, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSDUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers62
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers61
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Thunderbolt headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers02
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast EthernetFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAtheros Killer E2400
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B250Intel® Z170
PC health monitoringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCPU, Temperature
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers24
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFI AMIUEFI AMI
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers174 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers226 mm231 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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