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MSI H270-A PRO vs MSI Z370M MORTAR

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  • 52specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 39identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • H270-A PRO:6
    • Z370M MORTAR:4
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • H270-A PRO:4
    • Z370M MORTAR:2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • H270-A PRO:1
    • Z370M MORTAR:0
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • H270-A PRO:0
    • Z370M MORTAR:1
  • LAN controller
    • H270-A PRO:Realtek RTL8111H
    • Z370M MORTAR:Intel® I219-V
  • Motherboard form factor
    • H270-A PRO:ATX
    • Z370M MORTAR:micro ATX
  • Motherboard chipset
    • H270-A PRO:Intel® H270
    • Z370M MORTAR:Intel® Z370
  • PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • H270-A PRO:4
    • Z370M MORTAR:2

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Comparison of H270-A PRO, Z370M MORTAR
79 specifications
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400 MHz2133,2400,2667,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3733,3866,4000 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one16GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSDUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4096 x 2304 pixels
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers64
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers42
Serial port headersKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111HIntel® I219-V
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H270Intel® Z370
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC892
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBlack
PC health monitoringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCPU, Fan, Temperature
Number of mounting holesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers42
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers12
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source128 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6.0
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm243 mm
DepthDiffers225 mm243 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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