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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B150M PRO-VHL vs MSI CSM-H170M-A PRO Motherboard

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  • 46specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 35identical
  • 33known for one product only

Key differences

  • Maximum internal memory
    • 32 GB
    • 64 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® B150
    • Intel® H170
  • PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • 1
    • 2
  • PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • 1
    • 2

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79 specifications
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MSI

B150M PRO-VHLView product
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MSI

CSM-H170M-A PRO MotherboardView product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one16GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers21
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one6
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B150Intel® H170
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC892
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers243 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers205 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for oneNo
Processor special featuresidentical
Conflict-FreeKnown for oneYes
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Intel ME Firmware VersionKnown for one11
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for oneNo
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for oneNo
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for oneYes
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneYes
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneYes
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for oneVT-d

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