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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H270M-DS3H Bulk vs MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC

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  • 49specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 32identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
    • Socket AM4
  • ECC сompatibility
    • Non-ECC
    • ECC & Non-ECC
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
    • 0, 1, 10
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX

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86 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-H270M-DS3H BulkView product
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MSI

X370 GAMING PRO CARBON ACView product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1151 (Socket H4)Socket AM4
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7AMD A, AMD Athlon, AMD Athlon™ X4, AMD Ryzen 2000 Series, AMD Ryzen 3000 Series
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffersNon-ECCECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400 MHz1866,2133,2400,2667,2933,3200 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one64 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one16GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 10
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one2048 MB
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Internal I/Oidentical
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
12V power connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
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
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I211-AT
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.2
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersIntelAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H270AMD X370
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1220
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature
Number of mounting holesKnown for one9
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64,Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit128 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers215 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA, USB
ManualKnown for oneYes
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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