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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B250 GAMING PRO CARBON vs MSI B250 PC MATE

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  • 54specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 44identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 4
    • 1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • Audio chip
    • Realtek ALC1220
    • Realtek ALC887
  • PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • 2
    • 3
  • PCI slots
    • 2
    • 1
  • Width
    • 305 mm
    • 304 mm

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74 specifications
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MSI

B250 GAMING PRO CARBONView product
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MSI

B250 PC MATEView product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA, SATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers41
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1220Realtek ALC887
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers23
PCI slotsDiffers21
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm304 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm243 mm
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneYes
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes

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