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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Q270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Q270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs MSI B250 PC MATE

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  • 44specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 33identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • 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
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® Q270
    • Intel® B250
  • Number of M.2 (M) slots
    • 1
    • 2
  • Width
    • 244 mm
    • 304 mm

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81 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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B250 PC MATEView product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-6xxx, i3-7xxx, i5-6xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-6xxx, i7-7xxx
Memoryidentical
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds2133,2400 MHz2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memory64 GB64 GB
Supported memory module capacities4GB, 8GB, 16GB4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSD
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
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 connectorsKnown for one0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Front panel connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectors11
Serial port headersKnown for one2
Audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 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) 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 one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I219-V
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Q270Intel® B250
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
PCI slots11
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 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
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneYes

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