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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H170I-PRO Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX vs MSI X99A Gaming Pro Carbon

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  • 50specifications compared
  • 27differ
  • 23identical
  • 44known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
    • LGA 2011-v3
  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 8
  • Memory channels
    • Dual-channel
    • Quad-channel
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 32 GB
    • 128 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • M.2, SATA II
    • M.2, SATA III
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 10
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 4

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94 specifications
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ASUS

H170I-PRO Intel® H170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX

Model H170I-PRO

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MSI

X99A Gaming Pro CarbonView product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 2011-v3
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i7
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-6xxx, i5-6xxx, i7-6xxx
Memory4 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers28
Memory channelsDiffersDual-channelQuad-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133 MHz2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3200,3333,3400,3466 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB128 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, SATA IIM.2, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2304 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI
DirectX versionKnown for one12.0
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers410
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one1
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one0
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports9 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers04
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers64
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) portsDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers10
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® I219-VIntel® I218-V
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmini ITXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H170Intel® X99
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC1150
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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, Window
Number of mounting holesKnown for one9
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers14
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Processor special features1 differ
Conflict-FreeKnown for oneYes
Intel ME Firmware VersionKnown for one11
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterpriseKnown for oneNo
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® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneYes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers2.03.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for oneVT-d
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers170 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers170 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Other featuresidentical
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for oneYes
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for one1
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84733020

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