Gigabyte GA-B250-HD3 vs H470 HD3 Motherboard Comparison

Gigabyte GA-B250-HD3 and Gigabyte H470 HD3 are both motherboards with the same Form factor (ATX), LAN Chipset (Intel GbE LAN chip) and Max LAN Speed (10/100/1000Mbps). The main differences are in Socket, Chipset, Supported Memory and Audio Chipset.

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Gigabyte GA-B250-HD3	Gigabyte H470 HD3
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Brand Gigabyte	Brand Gigabyte
Model GA-B250-HD3	Model H470 HD3
Release Date 📅 January 2017	Release Date 📅 May 2020
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
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Series	Series -
Socket LGA1151	Socket LGA1200
Form factor ATX	Form factor ATX
Chipset Intel B250	Chipset Intel H470
Supported Memory DDR4 2133Mhz 2400Mhz	Supported Memory DDR4 2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2666Mhz 2933Mhz
* High clock speeds may require enabling the XMP profile in the motherboard BIOS ** RAM support may also depend on the CPU memory controller
ECC RAM Support No	ECC RAM Support No
Audio Chipset Realtek ALC892	Audio Chipset Realtek ALC887
Audio Channels 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for S/PDIF Out	Audio Channels 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
LAN Chipset Intel GbE LAN chip	LAN Chipset Intel GbE LAN chip
Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps	Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps
SLI Support No	SLI Support No
CrossFire Support Yes	CrossFire Support Yes
RAID Support No	RAID Support Yes
Back Connect No	Back Connect No
Back I/O Ports -	Back I/O Ports 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port 1 x D-Sub port 1 x DVI-D port 1 x HDMI port 1 x USB Type-C port with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x RJ-45 port 3 x audio jacks
Wireless LAN No	Wireless LAN No
PCI-Express x16 Slots 2	PCI-Express x16 Slots 2
PCI-Express x4 Slots 0	PCI-Express x4 Slots 0
PCI-Express x1 Slots 2	PCI-Express x1 Slots 3
SATA 6 Gbps Ports 6	SATA 6 Gbps Ports 6
SATA Express Ports 1	SATA Express Ports 0
M.2 Ports 1	M.2 Ports 2
M.2 Devices support 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key	M.2 Devices support 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key
RAM Slots 4	RAM Slots 4
Maximum Supported RAM 64 GB	Maximum Supported RAM 128 GB
Onboard USB 2.0 2	Onboard USB 2.0 2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 1	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 1
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 0	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 0
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0