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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-X150-PLUS WS vs MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON

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  • 52specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 35identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

  • ECC сompatibility
    • Non-ECC
    • ECC & Non-ECC
  • Parallel processing technology support
    • 2-Way CrossFireX
    • 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1

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74 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-X150-PLUS WSView product
B

MSI

Z170A GAMING PRO CARBONView product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffersNon-ECCECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133 MHz2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one64 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one16GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way CrossFireX2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one12.0
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® C232Intel® Z170
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers24
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers23
PCI slotsKnown for one2
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one1
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit128 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers200 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security (OEM version) cFosSpeed
Other featuresidentical
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for oneYes

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