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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS TUF Z270 MARK 2 vs MSI B250 PC MATE

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  • 41specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 32identical
  • 39known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® Z270
    • Intel® B250
  • PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • 1
    • 2
  • Width
    • 305 mm
    • 304 mm
  • Depth
    • 244 mm
    • 243 mm

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80 specifications
A

ASUS

TUF Z270 MARK 2View product
B

MSI

B250 PC MATEView product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-6xxx, i3-7xxx, i5-6xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-6xxx, i7-7xxx
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3733,3866 MHz2133,2400 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Graphicsidentical
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
12V power connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z270Intel® B250
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Window
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) @ dual x8/x8 mode slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3
PCI slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one6.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm304 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm243 mm
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express x16 dual x8/x8 modeKnown for oneYes

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