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

48specifications compared
12differ
36identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX (4 vs 3). The MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC 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 MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC 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). Supported memory clock speeds: 2400,2133 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX, 2133,2400 MHz on the MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC. Supported memory module capacities: 16GB on the GIGABYTE GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB on the MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC.

Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2400,2133 MHz
- Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC:2133,2400 MHz
Supported memory module capacities
- GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:16GB
- Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC:2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:3
- Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC: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 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC: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 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
- Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC:0
Motherboard form factor
- GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:micro ATX
- Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC:ATX
Motherboard chipset
- GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Intel® H270
- Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC:Intel® Z270

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Comparison of GA-H270M-DS3H, Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC
81 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H270M-DS3H motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX Model GA-H270M-DS3H View product	B MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory2 differ
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 speedsDiffers	2400,2133 MHz	2133,2400 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesDiffers	16GB	2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for one	HDD & SSD	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA, SATA II, SATA III
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	2	2
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	4
EPS power connector (8-pin)	Yes	Yes
Serial port headers	1	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity	0	0
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
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
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
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® I219-V
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H270	Intel® Z270
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Expansion slots1 differ
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) slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 ReadyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	215 mm	304 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	243 mm
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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