Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE H310M S2P vs MSI H310M PRO-M2

50specifications compared
6differ
44identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Motherboard form factor
- H310M S2P:micro ATX
- H310M PRO-M2:mini ATX
Motherboard chipset
- H310M S2P:Intel® H310
- H310M PRO-M2:Intel® H310M
Windows operating systems supported
- H310M S2P:Windows 10
- H310M PRO-M2:Yes
Width
- H310M S2P:244 mm
- H310M PRO-M2:185 mm
Depth
- H310M S2P:185 mm
- H310M PRO-M2:230 mm

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Comparison of H310M S2P, H310M PRO-M2
81 specifications	A GIGABYTE H310M S2P View product	B MSI H310M PRO-M2 View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	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® Core™ i9, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-8xxx, i5-8xxx, i7-8xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	M.2, SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD & SSD
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
Front panel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	mini ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H310	Intel® H310M
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for one	2.7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	185 mm
DepthDiffers	185 mm	230 mm
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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