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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B250M GAMING PRO vs MSI Z270 PC MATE

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  • 49specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 33identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z270 PC MATE has 2 more memory slots than the MSI B250M GAMING PRO (4 vs 2). The MSI Z270 PC MATE has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI B250M GAMING PRO (64 GB vs 32 GB). The MSI Z270 PC MATE has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI B250M GAMING PRO (2 vs 1). Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the MSI B250M GAMING PRO, ATX on the MSI Z270 PC MATE. Motherboard chipset: Intel® B250 on the MSI B250M GAMING PRO, Intel® Z270 on the MSI Z270 PC MATE.

  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 32 GB
    • 64 GB
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 3
    • 8
  • 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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73 specifications
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B250M GAMING PROView product
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Z270 PC MATEView product
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, i7-7xxx
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory voltageKnown for one1.2,1.35 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400 MHz2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600,3800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers24
Serial port headersKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers26
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers38
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
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B250Intel® Z270
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
PCI slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers206 mm304 mm
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneYes

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