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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1 vs MSI B250m Bazooka Opt Boost

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 24differ
  • 21identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 2066 (Socket R4)
    • LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 8
    • 4
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 2133,2400,2666,3600,4000 MHz
    • 2133,2400 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 128 GB
    • 64 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
    • 1
    • 0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 8
    • 6

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ASUS

TUF X299 MARK 1View product
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MSI

B250m Bazooka Opt BoostView product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 2066 (Socket R4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-6xxx, i3-7xxx, i5-6xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-6xxx, i7-7xxx
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Core™ i7
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers84
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one1.2,1.25,1.35 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,3600,4000 MHz2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers128 GB64 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one16GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSD
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers86
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers51
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
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) portsDiffers21
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one0
COM ports quantityKnown for one0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one0
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® I211, Intel I219VRealtek RTL8111H
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® X299Intel® B250
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10Yes
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers21
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one6.0
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 mm185 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm226 mm
Other featuresidentical
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84733020
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneYes

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