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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0) vs MSI H270-A PRO

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  • 52specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 37identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H270-A PRO has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0) (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0) has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors than the MSI H270-A PRO (1 vs 0). The MSI H270-A PRO has 2 more chassis fan connectors than the GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0) (4 vs 2). LAN controller: Killer E2500 on the GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0), Realtek RTL8111H on the MSI H270-A PRO. Motherboard chipset: Intel® Z370 Express on the GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0), Intel® H270 on the MSI H270-A PRO.

  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
    • 1
    • 0
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1

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76 specifications
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GIGABYTE

Z370 AORUS Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0)View product
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MSI

H270-A PROView product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800,3866,4000 MHz2133,2400 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one16GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSD
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX
HDCPKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers24
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersKiller E2500Realtek RTL8111H
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z370 ExpressIntel® H270
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1220
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro x64Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots1 differ
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers21
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one32 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers240 mm225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security (OEM version)
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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