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MSI 7A59-013R motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) BTX vs MSI B250m Bazooka Opt Boost

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  • 52specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 37identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 7A59-013R motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) BTX:2
    • B250m Bazooka Opt Boost:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 7A59-013R motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) BTX:1
    • B250m Bazooka Opt Boost:0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
    • 7A59-013R motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) BTX:1
    • B250m Bazooka Opt Boost:0
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 7A59-013R motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) BTX:0
    • B250m Bazooka Opt Boost:1
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 7A59-013R motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) BTX:1
    • B250m Bazooka Opt Boost:0
  • LAN controller
    • 7A59-013R motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) BTX:Intel® I219-V
    • B250m Bazooka Opt Boost:Realtek RTL8111H
  • Motherboard form factor
    • 7A59-013R motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) BTX:BTX
    • B250m Bazooka Opt Boost:micro ATX
  • Motherboard chipset
    • 7A59-013R motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) BTX:Intel® Z270
    • B250m Bazooka Opt Boost:Intel® B250

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Comparison of 7A59-013R, B250m Bazooka Opt Boost
77 specifications
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcei3-6xxx, i3-7xxx, i5-6xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-6xxx, i7-7xxx
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600,3800 MHz2133,2400 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.2,1.25,1.35 V
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneM.2, SATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD & SSD
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireXUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one12.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
12V power connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 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
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® I219-VRealtek RTL8111H
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersBTXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z270Intel® B250
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1220Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of mounting holesKnown for one9Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers32
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers31
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers21
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm185 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm226 mm
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory module installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other featuresidentical
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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