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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS PRIME Z270-AR vs MSI B250M PRO-VD

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  • 51specifications compared
  • 24differ
  • 27identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 64 GB
    • 32 GB
  • Parallel processing technology support
    • 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
    • Not supported
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 5
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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75 specifications
A

ASUS

PRIME Z270-ARView product
B

MSI

B250M PRO-VDView product
Processor2 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesDiffersi3-6xxx, i3-7xxx, i5-6xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-6xxx, i7-7xxxi3-6xxx, i3-7xxx, i5-6xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-6xxx
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3866 MHz2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA, SATA II, SATA III
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireXNot supported
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneAMD, NVIDIA
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers02
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers54
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® I219-VRealtek RTL8111H
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z270Intel® B250
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Power source typeKnown for oneATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers42
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers31
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers21
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one6.0
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm226 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm185 mm
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneYes
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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