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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Z270X-GAMING 5 vs MSI B250M BAZOOKA

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  • 53specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 36identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported memory module capacities
    • 16GB
    • 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2

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76 specifications
A

GIGABYTE

GA-Z270X-GAMING 5View product
B

MSI

B250M BAZOOKAView product
Processoridentical
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-6xxx, i3-7xxx, i5-6xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-6xxx, i7-7xxx
Memory2 differ
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one1.2,1.25,1.35 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800,3866,4000 MHz2133,2400 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesDiffers16GB4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one3
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers43
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) portsDiffers21
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111H
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z270Intel® B250
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 x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFI AMIUEFI
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm228 mm
DepthDiffers305 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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