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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS Gaming K3 (rev. 1.0) vs MSI H270-A PRO

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  • 51specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 39identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS Gaming K3 (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 K3 (rev. 1.0) (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS Gaming K3 (rev. 1.0) has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity than the MSI H270-A PRO (2 vs 0). Motherboard chipset: Intel® Z370 Express on the GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS Gaming K3 (rev. 1.0), Intel® H270 on the MSI H270-A PRO.

  • 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
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® Z370 Express
    • Intel® H270
  • Number of M.2 (M) slots
    • 2
    • 1

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78 specifications
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GIGABYTE

Z370 AORUS Gaming K3 (rev. 1.0)View product
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H270-A PROView product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
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
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
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
Maximum internal memory64 GB64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one16GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSD
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX
HDCPKnown 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) connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA III connectors66
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Front panel connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers24
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)YesYes
TPM connectorYesYes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity44
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 quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4
DVI-D ports quantity11
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111H
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z370 ExpressIntel® H270
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1220
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Power source typeATXATX
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
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots44
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots22
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers21
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one32 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security (OEM version) cFosSpeed
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYes
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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