Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI A68H PC Mate vs MSI B150M PRO-VDH

45specifications compared
20differ
25identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- A68H PC Mate:AMD
- B150M PRO-VDH:Intel
Processor socket
- A68H PC Mate:Socket FM2+
- B150M PRO-VDH:LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Supported memory types
- A68H PC Mate:DDR3-SDRAM
- B150M PRO-VDH:DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- A68H PC Mate:2
- B150M PRO-VDH:4
ECC сompatibility
- A68H PC Mate:Non-ECC
- B150M PRO-VDH:ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- A68H PC Mate:1866,1333,2133,1600 MHz
- B150M PRO-VDH:2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- A68H PC Mate:32 GB
- B150M PRO-VDH:64 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- A68H PC Mate:3
- B150M PRO-VDH:2

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Comparison of A68H PC Mate, B150M PRO-VDH
62 specifications	A MSI A68H PC Mate View product	B MSI B150M PRO-VDH View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM2+	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory5 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1866,1333,2133,1600 MHz	2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111H
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A68H	Intel® B150
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	3055 mm	235 mm
DepthDiffers	214 mm	228 mm
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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