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GIGABYTE GA-H270N-WIFI motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

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  • 55specifications compared
  • 21differ
  • 34identical
  • 14known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • GA-H270N-WIFI motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:2
    • GA-Z270X-Gaming K5:4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • GA-H270N-WIFI motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:32 GB
    • GA-Z270X-Gaming K5:64 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • GA-H270N-WIFI motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:1
    • GA-Z270X-Gaming K5:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • GA-H270N-WIFI motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:1
    • GA-Z270X-Gaming K5:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-H270N-WIFI motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:0
    • GA-Z270X-Gaming K5:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • GA-H270N-WIFI motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:4
    • GA-Z270X-Gaming K5:3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity
    • GA-H270N-WIFI motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:1
    • GA-Z270X-Gaming K5:0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • GA-H270N-WIFI motherboard Intel® H270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:0
    • GA-Z270X-Gaming K5:1

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Comparison of GA-H270N-WIFI, GA-Z270X-Gaming K5
69 specifications
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®
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2400,2133 MHz2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800,3866 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Supported memory module capacities16GB16GB
Unbuffered memoryYesYes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
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 oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Front panel connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers02
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers43
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
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) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers21
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmini ITXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H270Intel® Z270
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Windows operating systems supportedWindows 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, WindowsWindows 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 slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers13
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers12
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI version5.05.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyYesYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers170 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers170 mm305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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