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MSI H270 GAMING M3 vs MSI H270 GAMING PRO CARBON

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  • 60specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 51identical
  • 12known for one product only

Key differences

  • Memory slots type
    • H270 GAMING M3:SO-DIMM
    • H270 GAMING PRO CARBON:DIMM
  • Supported memory module capacities
    • H270 GAMING M3:4GB, 8GB, 16GB
    • H270 GAMING PRO CARBON:2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • H270 GAMING M3:M.2, SATA III
    • H270 GAMING PRO CARBON:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • H270 GAMING M3:1
    • H270 GAMING PRO CARBON:4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • H270 GAMING M3:1
    • H270 GAMING PRO CARBON:4
  • LAN controller
    • H270 GAMING M3:Killer E2500
    • H270 GAMING PRO CARBON:Intel® I219-V
  • PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • H270 GAMING M3:4
    • H270 GAMING PRO CARBON:2
  • Width
    • H270 GAMING M3:304 mm
    • H270 GAMING PRO CARBON:305 mm

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Comparison of H270 GAMING M3, H270 GAMING PRO CARBON
72 specifications
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memory2 differ
Memory slots typeDiffersSO-DIMMDIMM
Supported memory module capacitiesDiffers4GB, 8GB, 16GB2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one64 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, SATA IIISATA, SATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
DirectX versionKnown for one12.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers14
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers14
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersKiller E2500Intel® I219-V
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Cooling typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePassive
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers42
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUEFI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers304 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers243 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other featuresidentical
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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