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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
    • GA-Q270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Q270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
    • Z270 GAMING PLUS:4
  • Serial port headers
    • GA-Q270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Q270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • Z270 GAMING PLUS:1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • GA-Q270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Q270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • Z270 GAMING PLUS:1
  • Motherboard chipset
    • GA-Q270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Q270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:Intel® Q270
    • Z270 GAMING PLUS:Intel® Z270
  • BIOS type
    • GA-Q270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Q270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:UEFI AMI
    • Z270 GAMING PLUS:UEFI
  • Width
    • GA-Q270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Q270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:244 mm
    • Z270 GAMING PLUS:225 mm
  • Depth
    • GA-Q270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Q270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:244 mm
    • Z270 GAMING PLUS:305 mm

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Comparison of GA-Q270M-D3H, Z270 GAMING PLUS
75 specifications
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400 MHz2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600,3800 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers14
Serial port headersDiffers21
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® I219-V
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Q270Intel® Z270
Expansion slotsidentical
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
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm225 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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