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ASUS EX-B250-V7 Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs MSI X299M-A Pro

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  • 53specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 35identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • EX-B250-V7 Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
    • X299M-A Pro:LGA 2066 (Socket R4)
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • EX-B250-V7 Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
    • X299M-A Pro:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • EX-B250-V7 Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
    • X299M-A Pro:2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • EX-B250-V7 Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:6
    • X299M-A Pro:8
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • EX-B250-V7 Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
    • X299M-A Pro:3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • EX-B250-V7 Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4
    • X299M-A Pro:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • EX-B250-V7 Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:0
    • X299M-A Pro:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
    • EX-B250-V7 Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:0
    • X299M-A Pro:1

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Comparison of EX-B250-V7, X299M-A Pro
77 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 2066 (Socket R4)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processors11
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400 MHz2133,2400,2667,2800,2933,3000,3200,3333,3400,3466,3600,3733,3800,3866,4000,4133,4200,4400 MHz
Maximum internal memory64 GB64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD GraphicsUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2-Way SLI, Crossfire
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors00
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers68
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers13
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
12V power connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity00
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
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers02
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantity00
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerIntel® I219-VIntel® I219-V
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B250Intel® X299
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC1220
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro x64Unknown — not stated by the source
PC health monitoringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCPU, Fan, Temperature
Number of mounting holesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots33
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers128 Mbit256 Mbit
ACPI version6.06.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)YesYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers304.8 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers228.6 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedSATASATA
ManualYesYes
Drivers includedYesYes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Other featuresidentical
Number of M.2 (E) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1

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