Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B150 PC Mate vs MSI H170A PC Mate

52specifications compared
4differ
48identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- B150 PC Mate:1
- H170A PC Mate:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- B150 PC Mate:2
- H170A PC Mate:0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- B150 PC Mate:4
- H170A PC Mate:6
Motherboard chipset
- B150 PC Mate:Intel® B150
- H170A PC Mate:Intel® H170

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Comparison of B150 PC Mate, H170A PC Mate
59 specifications	A MSI B150 PC Mate View product	B MSI H170A PC Mate View product
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10, 5
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	6
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
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMI
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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