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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VI HERO (WI-FI AC) vs MSI B250M PRO OPT BOOST

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  • 50specifications compared
  • 27differ
  • 23identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM4
    • LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC & Non-ECC
    • Non-ECC
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 2133,2400,2666,3200 MHz
    • 2133,2400 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 64 GB
    • 32 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
    • 1
    • 0

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85 specifications
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ASUS

ROG CROSSHAIR VI HERO (WI-FI AC)View product
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MSI

B250M PRO OPT BOOSTView product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM4LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD A, AMD Athlon, AMD Athlon™ X4, AMD Ryzen 2000 Series, AMD Ryzen 3000 SeriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,3200 MHz2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB32 GB
Unbuffered memoryYesYes
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one16GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSD
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way SLI, CrossFireX
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers86
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Front panel connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers31
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
EPS power connector (8-pin)YesYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers84
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 quantityDiffers10
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers01
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® I211-ATRealtek RTL8111H
Wi-FiDiffersYesNo
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.1
Features5 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersAMDIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD X370Intel® B250
Audio chipDiffersRealtek S1220ARealtek ALC887
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro x64Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one6.1
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm226 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm185 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
ManualKnown for oneYes
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneAURA, ROG GameFirst IV, ROG RAMDisk, ROG RAMCache II, ROG CPU-Z, ROG Mem TweakIt, ROG Keybot II, Sonic Studio III, Sonic Radar III, Overwolf, CloneDrive, Kaspersky, DAEMON Tools, Winzip
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory module installedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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