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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS PRIME Q270M-C/CSM vs MSI H270 GAMING M3

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  • 41specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 28identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

  • Memory slots type
    • DIMM
    • SO-DIMM
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 6
    • 1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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78 specifications
A

ASUS

PRIME Q270M-C/CSMView product
B

MSI

H270 GAMING M3View product
Processoridentical
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Memory1 differ
Memory slots typeDiffersDIMMSO-DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one4GB, 8GB, 16GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneM.2, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one12.0
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one2
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers61
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
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersIntel I219LMKiller E2500
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Q270Intel® H270
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1220
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one4
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one1
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneYes
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one2.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm304 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm243 mm
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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