Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS PRIME B250M-A vs ASUS PRIME H270-PLUS/CSM

47specifications compared
6differ
41identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- PRIME B250M-A:1
- PRIME H270-PLUS/CSM:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- PRIME B250M-A:2
- PRIME H270-PLUS/CSM:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity
- PRIME B250M-A:1
- PRIME H270-PLUS/CSM:0
Motherboard chipset
- PRIME B250M-A:Intel® B250
- PRIME H270-PLUS/CSM:Intel® H270
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots
- PRIME B250M-A:2
- PRIME H270-PLUS/CSM:4
Number of M.2 (M) slots
- PRIME B250M-A:2
- PRIME H270-PLUS/CSM:1

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Comparison of PRIME B250M-A, PRIME H270-PLUS/CSM
72 specifications	A ASUS PRIME B250M-A View product	B ASUS PRIME H270-PLUS/CSM View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-6xxx, i3-7xxx, i5-6xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-6xxx, i7-7xxx
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	micro ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B250	Intel® H270
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64,
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	2	4
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CrossFireX
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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