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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-B250N-Phoenix WIFI vs MSI Z270-A Pro

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  • 48specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 30identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 32 GB
    • 64 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1

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85 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-B250N-Phoenix WIFIView product
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MSI

Z270-A ProView product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-6xxx, i3-7xxx, i5-6xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-6xxx, i7-7xxx
ECC supported by processorKnown for oneYes
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400 MHz2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600,3800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneM.2, SATA III
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSD
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX
DirectX versionKnown for one12.0
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers10
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.2
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111H
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmini ITXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B250Intel® Z270
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC892
PC health monitoringKnown for oneFan, Temperature, Voltage
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, WindowsYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one4
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers170 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers170 mm225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes

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