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GIGABYTE GA-Z270M-D3P motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z270MX-GAMING 5

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  • 58specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 43identical
  • 12known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • GA-Z270M-D3P motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
    • GA-Z270MX-GAMING 5:2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • GA-Z270M-D3P motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:3
    • GA-Z270MX-GAMING 5:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-Z270M-D3P motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
    • GA-Z270MX-GAMING 5:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • GA-Z270M-D3P motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:6
    • GA-Z270MX-GAMING 5:4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity
    • GA-Z270M-D3P motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
    • GA-Z270MX-GAMING 5:0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • GA-Z270M-D3P motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
    • GA-Z270MX-GAMING 5:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
    • GA-Z270M-D3P motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
    • GA-Z270MX-GAMING 5:1
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • GA-Z270M-D3P motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
    • GA-Z270MX-GAMING 5:2

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Comparison of GA-Z270M-D3P, GA-Z270MX-GAMING 5
70 specifications
Memory1 differ
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channelUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733 MHz2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800,3866,4000 MHz
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
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers32
Serial port headersKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Thunderbolt headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers02
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers64
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
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
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
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, WindowsWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, 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 H
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers13
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers225 mm244 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
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI

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