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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B250I GAMING PRO AC vs MSI H270 GAMING PRO CARBON

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  • 57specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 40identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Supported memory module capacities
    • 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
    • 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 1
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1

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84 specifications
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MSI

B250I GAMING PRO ACView product
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MSI

H270 GAMING PRO CARBONView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processors11
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-6xxx, i3-7xxx, i5-6xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-6xxx, i7-7xxx
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds2133,2400 MHz2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesDiffers4GB, 8GB, 16GB2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolution4096 x 2160 pixels4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one12.0
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors00
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Front panel connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers14
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Serial port headers11
TPM connectorYesYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one2
USB connector typeKnown for oneUSB Type-A
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111HIntel® I219-V
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.2
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Features3 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmini ITXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B250Intel® H270
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC1220
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneFan, Temperature
Power source typeATXATX
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers12
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyYesYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers170 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers170 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
ManualYesYes
Drivers includedYesYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneCOMMAND CENTER LIVE UPDATE 6 MSI SMART TOOL FAST BOOT SUPER CHARGER GAMING APP RAMDISK X-BOOST GAMING LAN MANAGER XSplit Gamecaster V2 Intel Extreme Tuning Utility Norton Internet SecuritSolution Google Chrome Google Toolbar Google Drive SteelSeries Engine 3 CPU-Z MSI GAMING DRAGON EYE
Other featuresidentical
Number of M.2 (E) slotsKnown for one1
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA, SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10

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