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GIGABYTE GA-B250M-D2V motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs MSI Z270 Gaming M7

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 21differ
  • 26identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • GA-B250M-D2V motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • Z270 Gaming M7:4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • GA-B250M-D2V motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:32 GB
    • Z270 Gaming M7:64 GB
  • Supported memory module capacities
    • GA-B250M-D2V motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
    • Z270 Gaming M7:16GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • GA-B250M-D2V motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:6
    • Z270 Gaming M7:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • GA-B250M-D2V motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:6
    • Z270 Gaming M7:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
    • GA-B250M-D2V motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:0
    • Z270 Gaming M7:1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-B250M-D2V motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • Z270 Gaming M7:3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • GA-B250M-D2V motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4
    • Z270 Gaming M7:2

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Comparison of GA-B250M-D2V, Z270 Gaming M7
68 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400 MHz4000,3800,3600,3200,3000,2800,2600,2400,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesDiffers1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB16GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSDUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers62
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers62
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectors66
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Front panel connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)YesYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — 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 ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers23
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 quantityDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Microphone inYesYes
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneFast EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B250Intel® Z270
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
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 slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers13
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers174 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers226 mm305 mm
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84733020

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