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

59specifications compared
15differ
44identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:3
- Z270 SLI PLUS:4
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
- Z270 SLI PLUS: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
- Z270 SLI PLUS:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
- Z270 SLI PLUS:0
Motherboard form factor
- GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:micro ATX
- Z270 SLI PLUS:ATX
Motherboard chipset
- GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Intel® H270
- Z270 SLI PLUS:Intel® Z270
PCI Express x1 slots
- GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
- Z270 SLI PLUS:3
PCI Express x16 slots
- GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
- Z270 SLI PLUS:3

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Comparison of GA-H270M-DS3H, Z270 SLI PLUS
68 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX Model GA-H270M-DS3H View product	B MSI Z270 SLI PLUS View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2400,2133 MHz	2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600,3800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H270	Intel® Z270
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 slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	3
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers	1	2
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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	215 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm

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