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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI H270 GAMING M3 vs MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC

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  • 56specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 46identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

  • Memory slots type
    • SO-DIMM
    • DIMM
  • Supported memory module capacities
    • 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
    • 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
    • 0
    • 2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 1
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 1
    • 4
  • LAN controller
    • Killer E2500
    • Intel® I219-V
  • Audio chip
    • Realtek ALC1220
    • Realtek ALC892

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Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory2 differ
Memory slots typeDiffersSO-DIMMDIMM
Supported memory module capacitiesDiffers4GB, 8GB, 16GB2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneM.2, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
DirectX versionKnown for one12.0
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers02
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers14
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers14
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersKiller E2500Intel® I219-V
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1220Realtek ALC892
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers43
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers23
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYes

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