Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B150I Gaming PRO AC vs MSI H170M ECO

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  • 52specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 39identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • B150I Gaming PRO AC:1
    • H170M ECO:2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • B150I Gaming PRO AC:4
    • H170M ECO:6
  • Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)
    • B150I Gaming PRO AC:1
    • H170M ECO:3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • B150I Gaming PRO AC:4
    • H170M ECO:0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • B150I Gaming PRO AC:2
    • H170M ECO:4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • B150I Gaming PRO AC:1
    • H170M ECO:2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • B150I Gaming PRO AC:0
    • H170M ECO:1
  • LAN controller
    • B150I Gaming PRO AC:Realtek RTL8111H
    • H170M ECO:Intel® I219-V

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Comparison of B150I Gaming PRO AC, H170M ECO
69 specifications
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Differs13
12V power connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers40
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111HIntel® I219-V
Wi-FiKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.2Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmini ITXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B150Intel® H170
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers170 mm243 mm
DepthDiffers170 mm206 mm

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