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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS ROG STRIX B360-H GAMING/OPTANE vs MSI H310M WATER

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  • 49specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 31identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 64 GB
    • 32 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • 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

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81 specifications
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ASUS

ROG STRIX B360-H GAMING/OPTANEView product
B

MSI

H310M WATERView product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one16GB
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers21
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers64
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one0
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one0
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
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
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® I219-VRealtek RTL8111H
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Features5 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B360Intel® H310
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC S1220ARealtek ALC887
Audio output channelsDiffers8.0 channels7.1 channels
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
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one6.1
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for one3.1
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory module installedKnown 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 oneAnti-virus software (OEM version)
Other featuresidentical
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for one0
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
RegisteredKnown for oneYes
Utilities includedKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSD
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1

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