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GIGABYTE H310N motherboard Intel® H310 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX vs MSI B360 GAMING ARCTIC

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 29identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • H310N motherboard Intel® H310 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:2
    • B360 GAMING ARCTIC:4
  • ECC сompatibility
    • H310N motherboard Intel® H310 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:ECC & Non-ECC
    • B360 GAMING ARCTIC:Non-ECC
  • Maximum internal memory
    • H310N motherboard Intel® H310 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:32 GB
    • B360 GAMING ARCTIC:64 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • H310N motherboard Intel® H310 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:1
    • B360 GAMING ARCTIC:2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • H310N motherboard Intel® H310 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:4
    • B360 GAMING ARCTIC:5
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • H310N motherboard Intel® H310 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:1
    • B360 GAMING ARCTIC:5
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • H310N motherboard Intel® H310 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:0
    • B360 GAMING ARCTIC:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
    • H310N motherboard Intel® H310 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX:0
    • B360 GAMING ARCTIC:1

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Comparison of H310N, B360 GAMING ARCTIC
79 specifications
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Pentium®
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16GB
Graphicsidentical
HDCPKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers45
Audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers15
12V power connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
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
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmini ITXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H310Intel® B360
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887Unknown — not stated by the source
PC health monitoringKnown for oneFan, Temperature, VoltageUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro x64Yes
Power source typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceATX
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) versionKnown for one2.7Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for one2.7Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers170 mm304 mm
DepthDiffers170 mm243 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet SecurityUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express power connectors (6-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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