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GIGABYTE GA-Z270-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z270N-GAMING 5

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  • 52specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 36identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • GA-Z270-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4
    • GA-Z270N-GAMING 5:2
  • ECC сompatibility
    • GA-Z270-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:Non-ECC
    • GA-Z270N-GAMING 5:ECC & Non-ECC
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • GA-Z270-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4
    • GA-Z270N-GAMING 5:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • GA-Z270-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4
    • GA-Z270N-GAMING 5:1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • GA-Z270-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:6
    • GA-Z270N-GAMING 5:4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-Z270-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • GA-Z270N-GAMING 5:0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • GA-Z270-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:0
    • GA-Z270N-GAMING 5:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
    • GA-Z270-HD3 motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:0
    • GA-Z270N-GAMING 5:1

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Comparison of GA-Z270-HD3, GA-Z270N-GAMING 5
77 specifications
Processoridentical
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcei3-7xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-7xxx
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
ECC сompatibilityDiffersNon-ECCECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800,3866 MHz2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800,3866,4000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one64 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSDUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneCrossFireXUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers41
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers41
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers64
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.2
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmini ITX
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10, Windows 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 PremiUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers31
PCI slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers128 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers225 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers305 mm170 mm
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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