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GIGABYTE GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX vs MSI Z270 Gaming M7

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  • 51specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 33identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
    • Z270 Gaming M7:2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:3
    • Z270 Gaming M7:4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
    • Z270 Gaming M7:3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:6
    • Z270 Gaming M7:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity
    • GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
    • Z270 Gaming M7:0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
    • Z270 Gaming M7:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
    • GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
    • Z270 Gaming M7:1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • GA-Z270M-D3H motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
    • Z270 Gaming M7:0

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Comparison of GA-Z270M-D3H, Z270 Gaming M7
71 specifications
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733 MHz4000,3800,3600,3200,3000,2800,2600,2400,2133 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSDUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers34
Serial port headersKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers03
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers62
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
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
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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, WindowsUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers13
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers13
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers13
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers225 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm305 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
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84733020

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