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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS TUF Z270 MARK 2 vs MSI H270I GAMING PRO AC

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  • 44specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 29identical
  • 38known 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
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
    • 0
    • 1
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 0
  • LAN controller
    • Intel® I219-V
    • Realtek RTL8111H

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ASUS

TUF Z270 MARK 2View product
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MSI

H270I GAMING PRO ACView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3733,3866 MHz2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Graphicsidentical
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one6
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
12V power connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorYesYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4
Audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers40
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity00
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity11
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 one4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one2
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® I219-VRealtek RTL8111H
Wake-on-LAN readyYesYes
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmini ITX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z270Intel® H270
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
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
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots11
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) @ dual x8/x8 mode slotsKnown for one2
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers21
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one6.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyYesYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm170 mm
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express x16 dual x8/x8 modeKnown for oneYes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneYes
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes

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