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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Z270X-Gaming 9 vs MSI Z270 Gaming M7

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  • 37specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 27identical
  • 42known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
    • 0
    • 1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 8
    • 6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 5
    • 2
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 1
  • Audio output channels
    • 5.1 channels
    • 7.1 channels
  • Number of M.2 (M) slots
    • 2
    • 3
  • BIOS type
    • UEFI AMI
    • UEFI

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79 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-Z270X-Gaming 9View product
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MSI

Z270 Gaming M7View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Internal memoryKnown for one64 GB
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800,3866,4000,4133 MHz4000,3800,3600,3200,3000,2800,2600,2400,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one64 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one16GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2304 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers86
Number of SATA II connectors00
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers03
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers52
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity11
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity11
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
PS/2 ports quantity11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity11
DisplayPorts quantity11
DisplayPort versionKnown for one1.2
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.1
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel® Z270Intel® Z270
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one4
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one32 Mbit
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Clear CMOS buttonYesYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneYes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
ManualKnown for oneYes
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for one3
PCI Express x1 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one2
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneYes
Digital I/O connectorKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84733020
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one244 mm
DepthKnown for one305 mm

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