Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS MB Q170M-CM-B vs MSI 911-7A45-002 motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX

44specifications compared
17differ
27identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

ECC сompatibility
- MB Q170M-CM-B:Non-ECC
- 911-7A45-002 motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
Supported storage drive interfaces
- MB Q170M-CM-B:SATA III
- 911-7A45-002 motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:M.2, SATA III
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- MB Q170M-CM-B:1
- 911-7A45-002 motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- MB Q170M-CM-B:2
- 911-7A45-002 motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- MB Q170M-CM-B:0
- 911-7A45-002 motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- MB Q170M-CM-B:4
- 911-7A45-002 motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- MB Q170M-CM-B:0
- 911-7A45-002 motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
- MB Q170M-CM-B:0
- 911-7A45-002 motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX:1

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Comparison of MB Q170M-CM-B, 911-7A45-002
81 specifications	A ASUS MB Q170M-CM-B View product	B MSI 911-7A45-002 motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ATX Model 911-7A45-002 View product
Processoridentical
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-6xxx, i5-6xxx, i7-6xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	M.2, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2304 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® I210-AT, Intel I219LM	Realtek RTL8111H
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.2
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	mini ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Q170	Intel® B150
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	2	1
Mini PCI Express slot (half-length)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	243 mm
DepthDiffers	226 mm	243 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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