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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Q270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Q270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z270MX-GAMING 5

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  • 58specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 43identical
  • 14known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported memory module capacities
    • 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
    • 16GB
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • 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
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 1
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1

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72 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-Q270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Q270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX

Model GA-Q270M-D3H

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GA-Z270MX-GAMING 5View product
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 channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400 MHz2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800,3866,4000 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/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 one1
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 connectorsDiffers12
Serial port headersKnown for one2
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity44
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) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantity11
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
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 IOT Core, 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 H
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots11
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers23
PCI slotsKnown for one1
Number of M.2 (M) slots11
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI version5.05.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width244 mm244 mm
Depth244 mm244 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, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneYes

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