Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-B250M-DS3H motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

57specifications compared
15differ
42identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory module capacities
- GA-B250M-DS3H motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
- GA-Z270X-Gaming K5:16GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-B250M-DS3H motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:6
- GA-Z270X-Gaming K5:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-B250M-DS3H motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:6
- GA-Z270X-Gaming K5:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-B250M-DS3H motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:4
- GA-Z270X-Gaming K5:3
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-B250M-DS3H motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
- GA-Z270X-Gaming K5:1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
- GA-B250M-DS3H motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
- GA-Z270X-Gaming K5:1
Motherboard form factor
- GA-B250M-DS3H motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-Z270X-Gaming K5:ATX
Motherboard chipset
- GA-B250M-DS3H motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Intel® B250
- GA-Z270X-Gaming K5:Intel® Z270

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Comparison of GA-B250M-DS3H, GA-Z270X-Gaming K5
68 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-B250M-DS3H motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX Model GA-B250M-DS3H View product	B GIGABYTE GA-Z270X-Gaming K5 View product
Processoridentical
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-xxx, i5-xxx, i7-xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400 MHz	2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800,3866 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesDiffers	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB	16GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	3
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B250	Intel® Z270
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	3
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	128 Mbit	64 Mbit
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	193 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	226 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733020	Unknown — not stated by the source

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