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GIGABYTE GA-B250M-POWER motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX vs MSI B360M FIRE

55specifications compared
8differ
47identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Memory slots type
- GA-B250M-POWER motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:SO-DIMM
- B360M FIRE:DIMM
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-B250M-POWER motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2133,2400 MHz
- B360M FIRE:2133,2400,2666 MHz
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-B250M-POWER motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:4
- B360M FIRE:6
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-B250M-POWER motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
- B360M FIRE:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-B250M-POWER motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
- B360M FIRE:0
Motherboard chipset
- GA-B250M-POWER motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Intel® B250
- B360M FIRE:Intel® B360
Width
- GA-B250M-POWER motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:244 mm
- B360M FIRE:226 mm
Depth
- GA-B250M-POWER motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:174 mm
- B360M FIRE:185 mm

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Comparison of GA-B250M-POWER, B360M FIRE
68 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-B250M-POWER motherboard Intel® B250 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX Model GA-B250M-POWER View product	B MSI B360M FIRE View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots typeDiffers	SO-DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400 MHz	2133,2400,2666 MHz
Maximum internal memory	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory module capacities	16GB	16GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	M.2, SATA III
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of SATA II connectors	0	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
EPS power connector (8-pin)	Yes	Yes
Serial port headers	1	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111H
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B250	Intel® B360
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slots	1	1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	UEFI AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) versionKnown for one	2.7	Unknown — not stated by the source
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for one	2.7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	174 mm	185 mm
Other featuresidentical
Serial port via internal header	Yes	Yes

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