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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Q270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Q270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS

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  • 57specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 49identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 1
    • 4
  • Serial port headers
    • 2
    • 1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® Q270
    • Intel® Z270
  • BIOS type
    • UEFI AMI
    • UEFI
  • Width
    • 244 mm
    • 225 mm
  • Depth
    • 244 mm
    • 305 mm

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75 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

Z270 GAMING PLUSView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400 MHz2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600,3800 MHz
Maximum internal memory64 GB64 GB
Supported memory module capacities4GB, 8GB, 16GB4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O2 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 connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Front panel connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers14
Serial port headersDiffers21
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports1 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 quantity11
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity11
DisplayPorts quantity11
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiNoNo
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I219-V
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Q270Intel® Z270
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Windows operating systems supportedYesYes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
PCI slotsKnown for one1
Number of M.2 (M) slots11
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one4
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm225 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerYesYes
Serial port via internal headerYesYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes

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