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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

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  • 52specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 38identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 3
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 8
  • 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

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77 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 TOMAHAWKView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-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 connectorYesYes
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 headersKnown for one1
TPM connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers26
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers48
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
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I219-V
Features2 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 supportedKnown for oneYes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers23
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers12
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyYesYes
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers215 mm304 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm243 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 CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels

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