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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS PRIME Q270M-C/CSM vs MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC

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  • 42specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 27identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
    • 0
    • 2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • 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

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77 specifications
A

ASUS

PRIME Q270M-C/CSMView product
B

MSI

H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTICView product
Processoridentical
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memoryidentical
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers02
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers24
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Parallel connectorKnown 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 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
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersIntel I219LMIntel® I219-V
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Q270Intel® H270
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC892
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
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
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYes

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