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GIGABYTE GA-B250M-D3H motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z270X-Gaming 9

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  • 36specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 20identical
  • 48known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • GA-B250M-D3H motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:6
    • GA-Z270X-Gaming 9:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • GA-B250M-D3H motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:6
    • GA-Z270X-Gaming 9:2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • GA-B250M-D3H motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:6
    • GA-Z270X-Gaming 9:8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-B250M-D3H motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:2
    • GA-Z270X-Gaming 9:0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • GA-B250M-D3H motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:1
    • GA-Z270X-Gaming 9:5
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • GA-B250M-D3H motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:0
    • GA-Z270X-Gaming 9:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
    • GA-B250M-D3H motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:0
    • GA-Z270X-Gaming 9:1
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • GA-B250M-D3H motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:1
    • GA-Z270X-Gaming 9:2

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84 specifications
Processoridentical
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-7xxx, i3-xxx, i5-xxx, i7-xxxUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400 MHz2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800,3866,4000,4133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one64 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 GB
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
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers68
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers15
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) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DisplayPort versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.2
Digital audio optical outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneFast EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.1
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmini ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B250Intel® Z270
Audio output channelsDiffers7.1 channels5.1 channels
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 slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers128 Mbit32 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one225 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one244 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4096 x 2304 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other featuresidentical
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
PCI Express x1 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Digital I/O connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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