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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS B150M PRO GAMING vs MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 29identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

  • ECC сompatibility
    • Non-ECC
    • ECC & Non-ECC
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 1
    • 3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1

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85 specifications
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ASUS

B150M PRO GAMINGView product
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MSI

Z170A GAMING PRO CARBONView product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-6xxx, i5-6xxx, i7-6xxx
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffersNon-ECCECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133 MHz2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one16GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
DirectX versionKnown for one12.0
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers13
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I219-V
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B150Intel® Z170
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, WindowYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers24
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers13
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit128 Mbit
Processor special featuresidentical
Conflict-FreeKnown for oneYes
Intel ME Firmware VersionKnown for one11
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for oneNo
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for oneNo
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for oneYes
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneYes
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneYes
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneNo
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for oneVT-d
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers234 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers218 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Other featuresidentical
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for oneNo

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