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ASUS Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs MSI B150A Gaming Pro

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  • 48specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 38identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI B150A Gaming Pro (2 vs 1). The ASUS Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI B150A Gaming Pro (2 vs 0). The ASUS Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the MSI B150A Gaming Pro (2 vs 0).

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • B150A Gaming Pro:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • B150A Gaming Pro:0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • B150A Gaming Pro:0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
    • B150A Gaming Pro:6
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:0
    • B150A Gaming Pro:1
  • PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
    • B150A Gaming Pro:2
  • PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:3
    • B150A Gaming Pro:2
  • PCI slots
    • Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
    • B150A Gaming Pro:3

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Comparison of Z170-AR, B150A Gaming Pro
76 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 1151 (Socket H4)Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2600,2666,3400,2800,2933,2133,3000,3100,2400,3200 MHz2133 MHz
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceECC
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX2-Way CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers20
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers26
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® Z170Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 7 Enterprise, Windows 10 Education, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 10 Home, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 8Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers32
PCI slotsDiffers13
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS Utilities EZ UpdateUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source

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