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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI Z170A GAMING M5 vs MSI Z170A PC Mate

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  • 43specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 33identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z170A GAMING M5 has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI Z170A PC Mate (2 vs 0). The MSI Z170A PC Mate has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (2 vs 1). The MSI Z170A PC Mate has 1 more VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity than the MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (1 vs 0). Supported storage drive interfaces: M.2, SATA III on the MSI Z170A GAMING M5, M.2, SATA on the MSI Z170A PC Mate. Parallel processing technology support: 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX on the MSI Z170A GAMING M5, 2-Way CrossFireX on the MSI Z170A PC Mate.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • M.2, SATA III
    • M.2, SATA
  • Parallel processing technology support
    • 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
    • 2-Way CrossFireX
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • 4
    • 3
  • PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of M.2 (M) slots
    • 2
    • 1

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Z170A PC MateView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memoryidentical
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityECCECC
Supported memory clock speeds2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200 MHz2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200 MHz
Maximum internal memory64 GB64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, SATA IIIM.2, SATA
RAID levels1, 5, 101, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX2-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA III connectors66
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)YesYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headers11
TPM connectorYesYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity66
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111H
Featuresidentical
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel® Z170Intel® Z170
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers43
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers32
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeUEFIUEFI
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)YesYes
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm304 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm225 mm

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