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GIGABYTE GA-Q270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Q270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z270M-D3P motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX

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  • 62specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 44identical
  • 8known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported memory module capacities
    • GA-Q270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Q270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4GB, 8GB, 16GB
    • GA-Z270M-D3P motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:16GB
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • GA-Q270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Q270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • GA-Z270M-D3P motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
  • Number of SATA Express connectors
    • GA-Q270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Q270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
    • GA-Z270M-D3P motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:3
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • GA-Q270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Q270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
    • GA-Z270M-D3P motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:3
  • Serial port headers
    • GA-Q270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Q270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • GA-Z270M-D3P motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-Q270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Q270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • GA-Z270M-D3P motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • GA-Q270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Q270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4
    • GA-Z270M-D3P motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity
    • GA-Q270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Q270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:0
    • GA-Z270M-D3P motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-Q270M-D3H, GA-Z270M-D3P
70 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400 MHz2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733 MHz
Maximum internal memory64 GB64 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesDiffers4GB, 8GB, 16GB16GB
Unbuffered memoryYesYes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectors66
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of SATA Express connectorsDiffers13
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 connectorsDiffers13
Serial port headersDiffers21
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers46
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity00
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantity11
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Q270Intel® Z270
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 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 slots11
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsDiffers12
Number of M.2 (M) slots11
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI version5.05.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width244 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm225 mm
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerYesYes
Serial port via internal headerYesYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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