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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H270-Gaming 3 vs MSI Z270 Gaming M7

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  • 50specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 38identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z270 Gaming M7 has 12 GB more supported memory module capacities than the GIGABYTE GA-H270-Gaming 3 (16GB vs 4GB). The MSI Z270 Gaming M7 has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H270-Gaming 3 (1 vs 0). The MSI Z270 Gaming M7 has 1 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-H270-Gaming 3 (3 vs 2). Motherboard chipset: Intel® H270 on the GIGABYTE GA-H270-Gaming 3, Intel® Z270 on the MSI Z270 Gaming M7. BIOS type: UEFI AMI on the GIGABYTE GA-H270-Gaming 3, UEFI on the MSI Z270 Gaming M7.

  • Supported memory module capacities
    • 4GB
    • 16GB
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
    • 0
    • 1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® H270
    • Intel® Z270
  • PCI Express x1 slots
    • 2
    • 3
  • PCI Express x16 slots
    • 1
    • 3

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Z270 Gaming M7View product
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
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400 MHz4000,3800,3600,3200,3000,2800,2600,2400,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory64 GB64 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesDiffers4GB16GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSD
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectors66
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Front panel connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)YesYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity11
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity11
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H270Intel® Z270
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
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, Windows
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers13
PCI slotsKnown for one2
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers23
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyYesYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width244 mm244 mm
Depth305 mm305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84733020

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