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GIGABYTE GA-Q270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Q270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs MSI B250I GAMING PRO AC

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  • 53specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 37identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • GA-Q270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Q270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4
    • B250I GAMING PRO AC:2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • GA-Q270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Q270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:64 GB
    • B250I GAMING PRO AC:32 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • GA-Q270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Q270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • B250I GAMING PRO AC:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • GA-Q270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Q270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • B250I GAMING PRO AC:1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • GA-Q270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Q270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:6
    • B250I GAMING PRO AC:4
  • Serial port headers
    • GA-Q270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Q270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • B250I GAMING PRO AC:1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • GA-Q270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Q270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • B250I GAMING PRO AC:1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • GA-Q270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Q270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
    • B250I GAMING PRO AC:0

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Comparison of GA-Q270M-D3H, B250I GAMING PRO AC
88 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcei3-6xxx, i3-7xxx, i5-6xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-6xxx, i7-7xxx
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds2133,2400 MHz2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB32 GB
Supported memory module capacities4GB, 8GB, 16GB4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12.0
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors00
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers64
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Front panel connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectors11
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port headersDiffers21
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 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 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 quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
USB connector typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUSB Type-A
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111H
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.2
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmini ITX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Q270Intel® B250
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC887
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFan, Temperature
Power source typeATXATX
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of M.2 (M) slots11
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit128 Mbit
ACPI version5.05.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCOMMAND CENTER LIVE UPDATE 6 MSI SMART TOOL FAST BOOT SUPER CHARGER GAMING APP RAMDISK X-BOOST GAMING LAN MANAGER XSplit Gamecaster V2 Intel Extreme Tuning Utility Norton Internet SecuritSolution Google Chrome Google Toolbar Google Drive SteelSeries Engine 3 CPU-Z MSI GAMING DRAGON EYE
Other featuresidentical
Number of M.2 (E) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSDUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source

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