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GIGABYTE GA-H270-Gaming 3 vs GIGABYTE GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX

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  • 18differ
  • 44identical
  • 4known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX has 12 GB more supported memory module capacities than the GIGABYTE GA-H270-Gaming 3 (16GB vs 4GB). The GIGABYTE GA-H270-Gaming 3 has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX has 1 more SATA Express connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H270-Gaming 3 (3 vs 2). Motherboard form factor: ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-H270-Gaming 3, micro ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX. Motherboard chipset: Intel® H270 on the GIGABYTE GA-H270-Gaming 3, Intel® Z270 on the GIGABYTE GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX.

  • Supported memory module capacities
    • GA-H270-Gaming 3:4GB
    • GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:16GB
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • GA-H270-Gaming 3:2
    • GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
  • Number of SATA Express connectors
    • GA-H270-Gaming 3:2
    • GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-H270-Gaming 3:2
    • GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • GA-H270-Gaming 3:4
    • GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity
    • GA-H270-Gaming 3:0
    • GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • GA-H270-Gaming 3:1
    • GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
    • GA-H270-Gaming 3:1
    • GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-H270-Gaming 3, GA-Z270M-D3H
66 specifications
Memory2 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400 MHz2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesDiffers4GB16GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
Number of SATA Express connectorsDiffers23
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers46
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 quantityDiffers10
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H270Intel® Z270
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers21
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers128 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm225 mm
DepthDiffers305 mm244 mm

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