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GIGABYTE GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX vs MSI H270M BAZOOKA

56specifications compared
9differ
47identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
- H270M BAZOOKA:1
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:3
- H270M BAZOOKA:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:4
- H270M BAZOOKA:3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity
- GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
- H270M BAZOOKA:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
- H270M BAZOOKA:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
- H270M BAZOOKA:0
BIOS type
- GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:UEFI AMI
- H270M BAZOOKA:UEFI
Width
- GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:215 mm
- H270M BAZOOKA:228 mm

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Comparison of GA-H270M-DS3H, H270M BAZOOKA
69 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX Model GA-H270M-DS3H View product	B MSI H270M BAZOOKA View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memoryidentical
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speeds	2400,2133 MHz	2400,2133 MHz
Supported memory module capacities	16GB	16GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectors	6	6
Number of SATA II connectors	0	0
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	2
EPS power connector (8-pin)	Yes	Yes
Serial port headers	1	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111H
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel® H270	Intel® H270
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 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	Yes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	215 mm	228 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal header	Yes	Yes
Serial port via internal header	Yes	Yes

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