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GIGABYTE GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z270-Gaming K3

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  • 61specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 50identical
  • 6known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z270-Gaming K3 has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX (1 vs 0). The GIGABYTE GA-Z270-Gaming K3 has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX (1 vs 0). The GIGABYTE GA-Z270-Gaming K3 has 1 more PCI Express x1 slots than the GIGABYTE GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX (3 vs 2). Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX, ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-Z270-Gaming K3. Motherboard chipset: Intel® H270 on the GIGABYTE GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX, Intel® Z270 on the GIGABYTE GA-Z270-Gaming K3.

  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
    • GA-Z270-Gaming K3:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
    • GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
    • GA-Z270-Gaming K3:1
  • Motherboard form factor
    • GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:micro ATX
    • GA-Z270-Gaming K3:ATX
  • Motherboard chipset
    • GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Intel® H270
    • GA-Z270-Gaming K3:Intel® Z270
  • PCI Express x1 slots
    • GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
    • GA-Z270-Gaming K3:3
  • PCI Express x16 slots
    • GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
    • GA-Z270-Gaming K3:3
  • BIOS memory size
    • GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:64 Mbit
    • GA-Z270-Gaming K3:128 Mbit
  • Width
    • GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:215 mm
    • GA-Z270-Gaming K3:244 mm

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Comparison of GA-H270M-DS3H, GA-Z270-Gaming K3
67 specifications
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2400,2133 MHz2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800,3866 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 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
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H270Intel® Z270
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers23
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit128 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers215 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm305 mm

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