Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B150 Gaming M3 vs MSI H170 Gaming M3

55specifications compared
4differ
51identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

ECC сompatibility
- B150 Gaming M3:ECC
- H170 Gaming M3:ECC & Non-ECC
Supported storage drive interfaces
- B150 Gaming M3:M.2, SATA III
- H170 Gaming M3:SATA III
Motherboard chipset
- B150 Gaming M3:Intel® B150
- H170 Gaming M3:Intel® H170

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Comparison of B150 Gaming M3, H170 Gaming M3
73 specifications	A MSI B150 Gaming M3 View product	B MSI H170 Gaming M3 View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-6xxx, i5-6xxx, i7-6xxx
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, SATA III	SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.0
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
12V power connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B150	Intel® H170
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC1150
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI

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