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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B250M MORTAR vs MSI H270 GAMING M3

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  • 56specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 41identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

  • Memory slots type
    • DIMM
    • SO-DIMM
  • Supported memory module capacities
    • 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
    • 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 3
    • 1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 3
    • 1
  • 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
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1

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75 specifications
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B250M MORTARView product
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H270 GAMING M3View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-6xxx, i3-7xxx, i5-6xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-6xxx
Memory2 differ
Memory slots typeDiffersDIMMSO-DIMM
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory module capacitiesDiffers2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Graphicsidentical
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
DirectX versionKnown for one12.0
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers31
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one6
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers31
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
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® I219-VKiller E2500
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B250Intel® H270
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC892Realtek ALC1220
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers24
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm304 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm243 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneM.2, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Other featuresidentical
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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