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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI Z170a Gaming M9 ACK vs MSI Z170a Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition

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  • 57specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 50identical
  • 14known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z170a Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition has 1 more DirectX version than the MSI Z170a Gaming M9 ACK (12.0 vs 11). The MSI Z170a Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI Z170a Gaming M9 ACK (3 vs 1). The MSI Z170a Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition has 2 more SATA III connectors than the MSI Z170a Gaming M9 ACK (8 vs 6). Parallel processing technology support: 3-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI on the MSI Z170a Gaming M9 ACK, CrossFire, 2-Way SLI on the MSI Z170a Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition.

  • Parallel processing technology support
    • 3-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
    • CrossFire, 2-Way SLI
  • DirectX version
    • 11
    • 12.0
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 1
    • 3
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 3
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 6
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2

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71 specifications
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Z170a Gaming M9 ACKView product
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Z170a Xpower Gaming Titanium EditionView product
Graphics2 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers3-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLICrossFire, 2-Way SLI
DirectX versionDiffers1112.0
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers13
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers68
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers46
HDMI ports quantityDiffers12
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.1
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I219-V
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one4
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes

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