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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS ROG STRIX B250F GAMING vs MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 34identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® B250
    • Intel® Z270

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74 specifications
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ASUS

ROG STRIX B250F GAMINGView product
B

MSI

Z270 GAMING PLUSView product
Processoridentical
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-6xxx, i3-7xxx, i5-6xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-6xxx, i7-7xxx
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400 MHz2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600,3800 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one4GB, 8GB, 16GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSD
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers24
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B250Intel® Z270
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots1 differ
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® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one2.0
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm225 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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