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MSI B250M MORTAR vs MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC

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  • 58specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 44identical
  • 15known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • B250M MORTAR:1
    • H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC:0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
    • B250M MORTAR:0
    • H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC:2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • B250M MORTAR:3
    • H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC:4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • B250M MORTAR:3
    • H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC:4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity
    • B250M MORTAR:1
    • H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC:0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • B250M MORTAR:0
    • H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
    • B250M MORTAR:0
    • H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC:1
  • Motherboard form factor
    • B250M MORTAR:micro ATX
    • H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC:ATX

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Comparison of B250M MORTAR, H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC
73 specifications
Processoridentical
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-6xxx, i3-7xxx, i5-6xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-6xxxUnknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers10
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers02
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers34
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Parallel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
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
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B250Intel® H270
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers23
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers12
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm304 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm243 mm
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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