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GIGABYTE GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z270N-GAMING 5

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  • 53specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 34identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:4
    • GA-Z270N-GAMING 5:2
  • ECC сompatibility
    • GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Non-ECC
    • GA-Z270N-GAMING 5:ECC & Non-ECC
  • Supported memory module capacities
    • GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:16GB
    • GA-Z270N-GAMING 5:4GB, 8GB, 16GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
    • GA-Z270N-GAMING 5:1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:6
    • GA-Z270N-GAMING 5:4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
    • GA-Z270N-GAMING 5:0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity
    • GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
    • GA-Z270N-GAMING 5:0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • GA-H270M-D3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
    • GA-Z270N-GAMING 5:1

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Comparison of GA-H270M-D3H, GA-Z270N-GAMING 5
75 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcei3-7xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-7xxx
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
ECC сompatibilityDiffersNon-ECCECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2400,2133 MHz2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800,3866,4000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one64 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory module capacitiesDiffers16GB4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDual-channel
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSDUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors00
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers64
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Front panel connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)YesYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports6 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 quantityDiffers10
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.2
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXmini ITX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H270Intel® Z270
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
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, WindowsUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slots11
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI version5.05.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyYesYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers225 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm170 mm
Other featuresidentical
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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