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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX vs MSI B150M PRO-DH

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  • 50specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 34identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
    • 0, 1, 10, 5
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • LAN controller
    • Intel® I219-V
    • Realtek RTL8111H
  • Motherboard form factor
    • ATX
    • mini ATX

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76 specifications
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ASUS

Z170-AR Intel® Z170 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX

Model Z170-AR

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MSI

B150M PRO-DHView 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 processors11
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2600,2666,3400,2800,2933,2133,3000,3100,2400,3200 MHz2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory64 GB64 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesSATA IIISATA III
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 10, 5
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireXNot supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers20
Number of SATA III connectors66
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorYesYes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity22
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 quantityDiffers24
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® I219-VRealtek RTL8111H
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmini ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z170Intel® B150
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
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 8
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers31
PCI slotsKnown for one1
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)YesYes
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyYesYes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one2.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm235 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm228 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS Utilities EZ Update
Other featuresidentical
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for one1

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