Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B250 Gaming M3 vs MSI Z270 SLI PLUS

53specifications compared
6differ
47identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z270 SLI PLUS has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the MSI B250 Gaming M3 (4 vs 2). The MSI Z270 SLI PLUS has 1 mm more width than the MSI B250 Gaming M3 (244 mm vs 243 mm). The MSI Z270 SLI PLUS has 1 mm more depth than the MSI B250 Gaming M3 (305 mm vs 304 mm). Motherboard chipset: Intel® B250 on the MSI B250 Gaming M3, Intel® Z270 on the MSI Z270 SLI PLUS.

USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- B250 Gaming M3:2
- Z270 SLI PLUS:4
Motherboard chipset
- B250 Gaming M3:Intel® B250
- Z270 SLI PLUS:Intel® Z270
Width
- B250 Gaming M3:243 mm
- Z270 SLI PLUS:244 mm
Depth
- B250 Gaming M3:304 mm
- Z270 SLI PLUS:305 mm

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Comparison of B250 Gaming M3, Z270 SLI PLUS
70 specifications	A MSI B250 Gaming M3 View product	B MSI Z270 SLI PLUS View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-6xxx, i3-7xxx, i5-6xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-6xxx, i7-7xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2400,2133 MHz	2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600,3800 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.2,1.35 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD & SSD
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B250	Intel® Z270
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	243 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	304 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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