Gigabyte GA-Z270M D3H Motherboard Review

1. Support for 7^th and 6^th generation Intel^® Core™ i7 processors/Intel^® Core™ i5 processors/Intel^® Core™ i3 processors/Intel^® Pentium^® processors/Intel^® Celeron^® processors in the LGA1151 package
2. L3 cache varies with CPU

(Please refer “CPU Support List” for more information.)

1. Intel^® Z270 Express Chipset

1. 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory
   * Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than the size of the physical memory installed.
2. Dual channel memory architecture
3. Support for DDR4 3866(O.C.) / 3800(O.C.) / 3733(O.C.) / 3666(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 3466(O.C.) / 3400(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) / 3300(O.C.) / 3200(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666(O.C.) / 2400(O.C.) / 2133 MHz memory modules
4. Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
5. Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
6. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

(Please refer “Memory Support List” for more information.)

1. 1 x D-Sub port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920×1200@60 Hz
2. 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920×1200@60 Hz
   * The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.
3. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@24 Hz
   * Support for HDMI 1.4 version.

Support for up to 3 displays at the same time
Maximum shared memory of 1 GB

1. Realtek^® ALC892 codec
2. High Definition Audio
3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
4. Support for S/PDIF Out

1. Intel^® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
   * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)

(All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

1. 2 x PCI slots

1. Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies

1. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support)
2. 3 x SATA Express connectors
3. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
4. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
   * Refer to “1-7 Internal Connectors,” for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors.

1. 1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 Gen 1 support
2. 8 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (6 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB headers)
3. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers

1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector
4. 3 x SATA Express connectors
5. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
6. 1 x CPU fan header
7. 3 x system fan headers
8. 1 x front panel header
9. 1 x front panel audio header
10. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
11. 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 header
12. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
13. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
14. 1 x serial port header
15. 1 x parallel port header
16. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
2. 1 x D-Sub port
3. 1 x DVI-D port
4. 1 x HDMI port
5. 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 Gen 1 support
6. 6 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports
7. 1 x RJ-45 port
8. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Side Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)

1. iTE^® I/O Controller Chip

1. Voltage detection
2. Temperature detection
3. Fan speed detection
4. Overheating warning
5. Fan fail warning
6. Fan speed control
   * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.

1. 2 x 64 Mbit flash
2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
3. Support for DualBIOS™
4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

1. Support for APP Center
   * Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.
   3D OSD
   @BIOS
   Ambient LED
   AutoGreen
   BIOS Setup
   Color Temperature
   Cloud Station
   EasyTune
   Easy RAID
   Fast Boot
   Game Boost
   ON/OFF Charge
   Platform Power Management
   Smart Backup
   Smart Keyboard
   Smart TimeLock
   System Information Viewer
   USB Blocker
   V-Tuner
2. Support for 3TB+ Unlock
3. Support for Q-Flash
4. Support for Xpress Install

1. Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)
2. Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready
3. cFosSpeed

1. Windows^® 10 64-bit (for 7^th Generation Intel^® Processors)
2. Windows^® 10 64-bit / Windows^® 8.1 64-bit / Windows^® 7 32-bit / 64-bits (for 6^th Generation Intel^® Processors)
   * Please download the “Windows USB Installation Tool” from GIGABYTE’s website and install it before installing Windows 7.

1. Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 22.5cm

1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors’ website or 3rd party website.
2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.