Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B250m Bazooka Opt Boost vs MSI Mainboards Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX

48specifications compared
14differ
34identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- B250m Bazooka Opt Boost:1
- Mainboards Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- B250m Bazooka Opt Boost:1
- Mainboards Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- B250m Bazooka Opt Boost:2
- Mainboards Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- B250m Bazooka Opt Boost:4
- Mainboards Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:8
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- B250m Bazooka Opt Boost:0
- Mainboards Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
- B250m Bazooka Opt Boost:0
- Mainboards Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- B250m Bazooka Opt Boost:1
- Mainboards Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:0
LAN controller
- B250m Bazooka Opt Boost:Realtek RTL8111H
- Mainboards Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX:Intel® I219-V

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Comparison of B250m Bazooka Opt Boost, Mainboards
77 specifications	A MSI B250m Bazooka Opt Boost View product	B MSI Mainboards Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) ATX Model Mainboards View product
Processoridentical
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
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memory1 differ
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.2,1.25,1.35 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400 MHz	2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600,3800 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	16GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	4
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	8
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111H	Intel® I219-V
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B250	Intel® Z270
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers	1	2
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
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Optane™ Memory module installedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	185 mm	304 mm
DepthDiffers	226 mm	243 mm
Other featuresidentical
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels

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