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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B150M NIGHT ELF vs MSI Z170-A PRO

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  • 57specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 44identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

  • Maximum resolution
    • 1920 x 1200 pixels
    • 4096 x 2304 pixels
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • LAN controller
    • Intel® I219
    • Realtek RTL8111H
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® B150
    • Intel® Z170
  • PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • 2
    • 4

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76 specifications
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MSI

B150M NIGHT ELFView product
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MSI

Z170-A PROView product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-6xxx, i5-6xxx, i7-6xxx
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133 MHz2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200 MHz
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers1920 x 1200 pixels4096 x 2304 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneNo
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers23
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® I219Realtek RTL8111H
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B150Intel® Z170
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC892
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers24
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFIUEFI AMI
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Other featuresidentical
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for one2
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes

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