Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B250I PRO vs MSI Z270 Gaming M7

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  • 48specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 30identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • B250I PRO:2
    • Z270 Gaming M7:4
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • B250I PRO:1
    • Z270 Gaming M7:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • B250I PRO:1
    • Z270 Gaming M7:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
    • B250I PRO:0
    • Z270 Gaming M7:1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • B250I PRO:4
    • Z270 Gaming M7:6
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • B250I PRO:1
    • Z270 Gaming M7:4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • B250I PRO:2
    • Z270 Gaming M7:3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • B250I PRO:4
    • Z270 Gaming M7:2

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Comparison of B250I PRO, Z270 Gaming M7
68 specifications
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-6xxx, i3-7xxx, i5-6xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-6xxx, i7-7xxxUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory voltageKnown for one1.2,1.35 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400 MHz4000,3800,3600,3200,3000,2800,2600,2400,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSDUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers14
Serial port headersKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
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
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111HUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmini ITXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B250Intel® Z270
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers13
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers170 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers170 mm305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (E) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84733020

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