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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Z170-Gaming K3 vs MSI Z270 MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 33identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • LAN controller
    • Atheros Killer E2400
    • Killer E2500
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® Z170
    • Intel® Z270

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75 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-Z170-Gaming K3View product
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MSI

Z270 MPOWER GAMING TITANIUMView product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers3466,3400,3333,3300,3200,3000,2800,2666,2400,2133 MHz4000 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneM.2, SATA III
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one2
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers03
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersAtheros Killer E2400Killer E2500
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z170Intel® Z270
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Temperature
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, WindowsYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one4
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers13
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one305 mm
DepthKnown for one231 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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