Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B150 PC Mate vs MSI H170M PRO-VDH

Key differences

Parallel processing technology support
- B150 PC Mate:2-Way CrossFireX
- H170M PRO-VDH:Not supported
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- B150 PC Mate:1
- H170M PRO-VDH:0
Motherboard form factor
- B150 PC Mate:ATX
- H170M PRO-VDH:micro ATX
Motherboard chipset
- B150 PC Mate:Intel® B150
- H170M PRO-VDH:Intel® H170
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots
- B150 PC Mate:3
- H170M PRO-VDH:2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots
- B150 PC Mate:2
- H170M PRO-VDH:1
Width
- B150 PC Mate:304 mm
- H170M PRO-VDH:235 mm
Depth
- B150 PC Mate:225 mm
- H170M PRO-VDH:228 mm

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Comparison of B150 PC Mate, H170M PRO-VDH
57 specifications	A MSI B150 PC Mate View product	B MSI H170M PRO-VDH View product
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10, 5
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	2-Way CrossFireX	Not supported
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
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B150	Intel® H170
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	304 mm	235 mm
DepthDiffers	225 mm	228 mm

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