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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Plus vs MSI Z170A MPOWER Gaming Titanium + GeForce GTX 1070 Quick Silver 8G

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  • 48specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 36identical
  • 40known for one product only

Key differences

  • Parallel processing technology support
    • 2-Way CrossFireX
    • 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 1
    • 3
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel Z390
    • Intel® Z170
  • Audio chip
    • Realtek ALC892
    • Realtek ALC1150
  • PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • 4
    • 3

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88 specifications
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MPG Z390 Gaming PlusView product
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MSI

Z170A MPOWER Gaming Titanium + GeForce GTX 1070 Quick Silver 8GView product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-6xxx, i5-6xxx, i7-6xxx
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3733,3866,4000,4133,4200,4266,4300,4400 MHz2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one16GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSD
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way CrossFireX2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
DirectX versionKnown for one12.0
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one5
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
RGB LED pin headerKnown for oneYes
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers13
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one0
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel Z390Intel® Z170
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC892Realtek ALC1150
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10
Power source typeKnown for oneATX
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers43
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers23
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers21
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMI
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneYes
Conflict-FreeKnown for oneYes
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Intel ME Firmware VersionKnown for one11
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterpriseKnown for oneNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for oneNo
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for oneNo
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for oneYes
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneYes
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneNo
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for oneVT-d
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84733020
Other featuresidentical
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Number of M.2 (E) slotsKnown for one1
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneNo
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for oneNo

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