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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI C236A WORKSTATION vs MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON

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  • 40specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 29identical
  • 36known for one product only

Key differences

  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC
    • ECC & Non-ECC
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • M.2, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Component for
    • Workstation
    • PC
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® C236
    • Intel® Z170

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76 specifications
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MSI

C236A WORKSTATIONView product
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MSI

Z170A GAMING PRO CARBONView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for oneE3-1200
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECCECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133 MHz2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600 MHz
Maximum internal memory64 GB64 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one16GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIIM.2, SATA III
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one12.0
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors00
Number of SATA III connectors66
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
TPM connectorYesYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity00
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 quantity11
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I219-V
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Features2 differ
Component forDiffersWorkstationPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® C236Intel® Z170
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for oneATX
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers34
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots33
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width305 mm305 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Processor special featuresidentical
Conflict-FreeKnown for oneYes
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterpriseKnown for oneYes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for oneYes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for oneVT-d
Other featuresidentical
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for oneYes
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one4

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