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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Z270X-UD3 motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs MSI B250 GAMING PRO CARBON

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  • 52specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 40identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported memory module capacities
    • 16GB
    • 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 3
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 6
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® Z270
    • Intel® B250
  • Number of M.2 (M) slots
    • 1
    • 2

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84 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-Z270X-UD3 motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX

Model GA-Z270X-UD3

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MSI

B250 GAMING PRO CARBONView product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-6xxx, i3-7xxx, i5-6xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-6xxx, i7-7xxx
Memory2 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800,3866 MHz2133,2400 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesDiffers16GB4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA, SATA II, SATA III
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSD
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers34
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers02
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers62
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I219-V
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z270Intel® B250
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1220
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
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
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI slotsKnown for one2
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers225 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers305 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneYes
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for one1
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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