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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Q270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Q270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs MSI B250M PRO-VD

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  • 54specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 43identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 64 GB
    • 32 GB
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • Serial port headers
    • 2
    • 1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • Motherboard form factor
    • ATX
    • micro ATX
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® Q270
    • Intel® B250
  • BIOS type
    • UEFI AMI
    • UEFI

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84 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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MSI

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Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-6xxx, i3-7xxx, i5-6xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-6xxx
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB32 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA, SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Serial port headersDiffers21
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111H
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Q270Intel® B250
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
PCI slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm226 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm185 mm
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneYes
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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