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ASUS Prime B250M-C/CSM vs ASUS ROG STRIX Z270G GAMING

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  • 55specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 41identical
  • 33known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • Prime B250M-C/CSM:2
    • ROG STRIX Z270G GAMING:3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
    • Prime B250M-C/CSM:0
    • ROG STRIX Z270G GAMING:1
  • Number of COM connectors
    • Prime B250M-C/CSM:2
    • ROG STRIX Z270G GAMING:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • Prime B250M-C/CSM:0
    • ROG STRIX Z270G GAMING:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
    • Prime B250M-C/CSM:0
    • ROG STRIX Z270G GAMING:1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • Prime B250M-C/CSM:2
    • ROG STRIX Z270G GAMING:1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • Prime B250M-C/CSM:1
    • ROG STRIX Z270G GAMING:0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • Prime B250M-C/CSM:1
    • ROG STRIX Z270G GAMING:0

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Comparison of Prime B250M-C/CSM, ROG STRIX Z270G GAMING
88 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-6xxx, i3-7xxx, i5-6xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-6xxx, i7-7xxxUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400 MHz2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3733,3866 MHz
Maximum internal memory64 GB64 GB
Unbuffered memoryYesYes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSDUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneM.2, SATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyIntelIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD GraphicsUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supported33
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectors66
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectors11
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectors22
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsDiffers21
TPM connectorYesYes
Front panel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
12V power connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity22
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 quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantity11
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerIntel® I219-VIntel® I219-V
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.1
Features3 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B250Intel® Z270
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 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 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, WindowsWindows 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
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slots22
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
ACPI versionDiffers5.06.0
BIOS memory sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source128 Mbit
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyYesYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express x16 dual x8/x8 modeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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