Surprisingly, even though we covered a whole list of Z270 motherboards after Intel’s launch, it wasn’t until a few weeks ago that we ended up with any ITX boards. The first ITX Z270 board to come into the office is the Z270N Gaming 5 from Gigabyte. This is their higher end ITX offering. It has a touch of orange in its styling and I’m excited to see what Gigabyte has to offer the LAN rig and higher end SFF build market so today I’m going to check out its features then take a quick look at the performance.
Product Name: Gigabyte Z270N Gaming 5
Review Sample Provided by: Gigabyte
Written by: Wes
Pictures by: Wes
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Specifications |
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CPU |
Support for 7th and 6th generation Intel® Core™ i7 processors/ Intel® Core™ i5 processors/Intel® Core™ i3 processors/ Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1151 package L3 cache varies with CPU |
Chipset |
Intel® Z270 Express Chipset |
Memory |
2 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 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. Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR4 4266(O.C.) / 4000(O.C.) / 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 / 2133 MHz memory modules Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode) Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules |
Onboard Graphics |
Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support: 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60 Hz * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24 Hz * Support for HDMI 1.4 version. Maximum shared memory of 1 GB |
Audio |
Realtek® ALC1220 codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel * To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. Support for S/PDIF Out |
LAN |
Intel® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) |
Wireless Communication module |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band BLUETOOTH 4.2, 4.1, BLE, 4.0, 3.0, 2.1+EDR Support for 11ac wireless standard and up to 867 Mbps data rate |
Expansion Slots |
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.) 1 x M.2 Socket 1 connector for the wireless communication module (M2_WIFI) |
Storage Interface |
Chipset: 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector on the back of the motherboard (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 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. |
USB |
Chipset+ASMedia® ASM2142 USB 3.1 Gen 2 Controller: 1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel Chipset: 6 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header) 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB header |
Internal I/O Connectors |
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector on the back of the motherboard 1 x CPU fan header 2 x system fan headers 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 header 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header 1 x S/PDIF Out header 1 x speaker header 1 x Clear CMOS jumper 1 x chassis intrusion header 1 x OC Touch header 1 x RGB (RGBW) LED strip extension cable header |
Back Panel Connectors |
1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R) 1 x DisplayPort 1 x HDMI port 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports 1 x RJ-45 port 3 x audio jacks (Line In, Line Out, Mic In) |
I/O Controller |
iTE® I/O Controller Chip |
H/W Monitoring |
Voltage detection Temperature detection Fan speed detection Overheating warning Fan fail warning Fan speed control |
BIOS |
1 x 64 Mbit flash Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0 |
Unique Features |
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 AutoGreen BIOS Setup Color Temperature Cloud Station EasyTune Easy RAID Fast Boot Game Boost ON/OFF Charge Platform Power Management RGB Fusion Smart Backup Smart Keyboard Smart TimeLock System Information Viewer USB Blocker V-Tuner Support for 3TB+ Unlock Support for Q-Flash Support for Xpress Install |
Bundle Software |
Norton® Internet Security (OEM version) Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready cFosSpeed |
Operating System |
Windows® 10 64-bit (for 7th Generation Intel® Processors) Windows® 10 64-bit / Windows® 8.1 64-bit / Windows® 7 32-bit / 64-bits (for 6th Generation Intel® Processors) |
Form Factor |
Mini-ITX Form Factor; 17.0cm x 17.0cm |
Box Contents |
GA-Z270N-Gaming 5 motherboard Motherboard driver disk Wireless module driver disk User's Manual Two SATA cables Quick Installation Guide I/O Shield One antenna |