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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
Memory1 differ
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
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one2
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers34
Serial port headersKnown for one1
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 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I219-V
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H270Intel® Z270
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
Processor special featuresidentical
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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