Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B150 Gaming M3 vs MSI H170A Gaming Pro

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces
- B150 Gaming M3:M.2, SATA III
- H170A Gaming Pro:SATA II
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- B150 Gaming M3:4
- H170A Gaming Pro:2
LAN controller
- B150 Gaming M3:Atheros Killer E2400
- H170A Gaming Pro:Intel® I219-V
Motherboard chipset
- B150 Gaming M3:Intel® B150
- H170A Gaming Pro:Intel® H170
Width
- B150 Gaming M3:304 mm
- H170A Gaming Pro:305 mm

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Comparison of B150 Gaming M3, H170A Gaming Pro
63 specifications	A MSI B150 Gaming M3 View product	B MSI H170A Gaming Pro View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, SATA III	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10
Internal I/Oidentical
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros Killer E2400	Intel® I219-V
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B150	Intel® H170
Expansion slotsidentical
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.0
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	304 mm	305 mm

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