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GIGABYTE GA-Z270-Gaming K3 vs GIGABYTE GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX

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  • 15differ
  • 47identical
  • 4known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z270-Gaming K3 has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX has 1 more SATA Express connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z270-Gaming K3 (3 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-Z270-Gaming K3 has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX (2 vs 0). Motherboard form factor: ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-Z270-Gaming K3, micro ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX. BIOS type: UEFI AMI on the GIGABYTE GA-Z270-Gaming K3, EFI AMI on the GIGABYTE GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX.

  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • GA-Z270-Gaming K3:2
    • GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
  • Number of SATA Express connectors
    • GA-Z270-Gaming K3:2
    • GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-Z270-Gaming K3:2
    • GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • GA-Z270-Gaming K3:4
    • GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity
    • GA-Z270-Gaming K3:0
    • GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • GA-Z270-Gaming K3:1
    • GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
    • GA-Z270-Gaming K3:1
    • GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
  • Motherboard form factor
    • GA-Z270-Gaming K3:ATX
    • GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of GA-Z270-Gaming K3, GA-Z270M-D3H
66 specifications
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 сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800,3866 MHz2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733 MHz
Maximum internal memory64 GB64 GB
Supported memory module capacities16GB16GB
Unbuffered memoryYesYes
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) connectorsDiffers21
Number of SATA III connectors66
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of SATA Express connectorsDiffers23
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Front panel connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
EPS power connector (8-pin)YesYes
Serial port headers11
TPM connectorYesYes
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers46
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers10
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel® Z270Intel® Z270
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Windows operating systems supportedWindows 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, WindowsWindows 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, Windows
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers31
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers31
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of M.2 (M) slots11
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers128 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI version5.05.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyYesYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm225 mm
DepthDiffers305 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerYesYes
Serial port via internal headerYesYes

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