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GIGABYTE GA-B250M-POWER motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX vs MSI Z370 OC GAMING

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  • 55specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 42identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • GA-B250M-POWER motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
    • Z370 OC GAMING:4
  • Memory slots type
    • GA-B250M-POWER motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:SO-DIMM
    • Z370 OC GAMING:DIMM
  • Maximum internal memory
    • GA-B250M-POWER motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:32 GB
    • Z370 OC GAMING:64 GB
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • GA-B250M-POWER motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
    • Z370 OC GAMING:2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • GA-B250M-POWER motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:4
    • Z370 OC GAMING:6
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • GA-B250M-POWER motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
    • Z370 OC GAMING:4
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • GA-B250M-POWER motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
    • Z370 OC GAMING:0
  • Motherboard form factor
    • GA-B250M-POWER motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:micro ATX
    • Z370 OC GAMING:ATX

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Comparison of GA-B250M-POWER, Z370 OC GAMING
72 specifications
Memory4 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory slots typeDiffersSO-DIMMDIMM
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400 MHz2133,2400,2667,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3733,3866,4000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers14
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111H
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B250Intel® Z370
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC892
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) versionKnown for one2.7Unknown — not stated by the source
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for one2.7Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers174 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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