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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B250M Bazooka Plus vs MSI X299M GAMING PRO CARBON AC

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 27identical
  • 33known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
    • LGA 2066 (Socket R4)
  • Memory channels
    • Dual-channel
    • Quad-channel
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
    • 0
    • 1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 8
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 3
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1

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B250M Bazooka PlusView product
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X299M GAMING PRO CARBON ACView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 2066 (Socket R4)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDiffersDual-channelQuad-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400 MHz2133,2400,2667,2800,2933,3000,3200,3333,3400,3466,3600,3733,3800,3866,4000,4133,4200 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one64 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one16GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSD
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers68
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers23
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)YesYes
12V power connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorYesYes
Audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers34
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
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) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111HIntel® I211-AT, Intel I219V
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
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B250Intel® X299
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1220
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature
Power source typeATXATX
Number of mounting holesKnown for one8
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers13
Number of M.2 (M) slots22
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one256 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one6.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm243.8 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm243.8 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
ManualKnown for oneYes
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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