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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Z270N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX vs MSI Z270I Gaming Pro Carbon AC

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  • 57specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 43identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 3
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 1

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73 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-Z270N-WIFI motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX

Model GA-Z270N-WIFI

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MSI

Z270I Gaming Pro Carbon ACView product
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 slots22
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800,3866,4000 MHz2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600,3800 MHz
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one16GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
DirectX versionKnown for one12.0
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors11
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors00
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers63
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Front panel connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers12
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers02
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
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) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantityDiffers21
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
WiFi-AP antenna jack22
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I219-V
Wi-FiYesYes
Wi-Fi standards802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothYesYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.2
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factormini ITXmini ITX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel® Z270Intel® Z270
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
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
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slots11
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers12
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyYesYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one170 mm
DepthKnown for one170 mm

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