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ASUS B150M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX vs MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC

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  • 39specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 23identical
  • 41known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • B150M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:4
    • Z170I GAMING PRO AC:2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • B150M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:64 GB
    • Z170I GAMING PRO AC:32 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • B150M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:SATA III
    • Z170I GAMING PRO AC:M.2, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • B150M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
    • Z170I GAMING PRO AC:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • B150M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
    • Z170I GAMING PRO AC:0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • B150M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:6
    • Z170I GAMING PRO AC:4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • B150M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
    • Z170I GAMING PRO AC:3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • B150M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
    • Z170I GAMING PRO AC:0

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Comparison of B150M-C/CSM, Z170I GAMING PRO AC
80 specifications
Processoridentical
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-6xxx, i5-6xxx, i7-6xxxUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133 MHz2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600,3866,4000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIIM.2, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers64
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers10
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111FIntel® I219-V
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.2
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXmini ITX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B150Intel® Z170
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIAWARD
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source170 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source170 mm
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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