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GIGABYTE GA-B250M-DS3H motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H270N-WIFI motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX

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  • 55specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 37identical
  • 13known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • GA-B250M-DS3H motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:4
    • GA-H270N-WIFI motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:2
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • GA-B250M-DS3H motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2133,2400 MHz
    • GA-H270N-WIFI motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:2400,2133 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • GA-B250M-DS3H motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:64 GB
    • GA-H270N-WIFI motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:32 GB
  • Supported memory module capacities
    • GA-B250M-DS3H motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
    • GA-H270N-WIFI motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:16GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • GA-B250M-DS3H motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:6
    • GA-H270N-WIFI motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • GA-B250M-DS3H motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:6
    • GA-H270N-WIFI motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-B250M-DS3H motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
    • GA-H270N-WIFI motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity
    • GA-B250M-DS3H motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
    • GA-H270N-WIFI motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:1

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Comparison of GA-B250M-DS3H, GA-H270N-WIFI
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
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-xxx, i5-xxx, i7-xxxUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channelUnknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400 MHz2400,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesDiffers1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB16GB
Unbuffered memoryYesYes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers61
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers61
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors00
Number of SATA III connectors66
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Front panel connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
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
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity00
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers12
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast EthernetFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXmini ITX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B250Intel® H270
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Windows operating systems supportedWindows 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, WindowsWindows 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, Windows
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slots11
Number of M.2 (M) slots11
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers128 Mbit16 Mbit
ACPI version5.05.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyYesYes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84733020Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers193 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers226 mm170 mm

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