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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Z270X-Gaming K5 vs MSI Z270 Gaming M7

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  • 50specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 41identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
    • 0
    • 1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 3
    • 2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Number of M.2 (M) slots
    • 2
    • 3
  • BIOS type
    • UEFI AMI
    • UEFI

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70 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-Z270X-Gaming K5View product
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MSI

Z270 Gaming M7View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800,3866 MHz4000,3800,3600,3200,3000,2800,2600,2400,2133 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one3
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers32
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Featuresidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
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, Windows
Expansion slots1 differ
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers23
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84733020

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