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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

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  • 57specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 41identical
  • 13known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 3
    • 4
  • 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
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® H270
    • Intel® Z270
  • PCI Express x1 slots
    • 2
    • 3
  • PCI Express x16 slots
    • 2
    • 3

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70 specifications
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GIGABYTE

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

Model GA-H270M-DS3H

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MSI

Z270 Gaming ProView product
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®
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2400,2133 MHz2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600,3800 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one16GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one64 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 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) connectors00
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
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers34
EPS power connector (8-pin)YesYes
Serial port headers11
TPM connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity22
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 quantity00
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 quantity11
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H270Intel® Z270
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 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, WindowsYes
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers23
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers12
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyYesYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers215 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
DirectX versionKnown for one12.0

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