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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON vs MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING R6 SIEGE

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  • 52specifications compared
  • 3differ
  • 49identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC & Non-ECC
    • Non-ECC
  • BIOS type
    • UEFI AMI
    • UEFI
  • Depth
    • 244 mm
    • 235 mm

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Z170A KRAIT GAMING R6 SIEGEView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600 MHz2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600 MHz
Maximum internal memory64 GB64 GB
Unbuffered memoryYesYes
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one16GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesM.2, SATA IIIM.2, SATA III
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolution4096 x 2160 pixels4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX version12.012.0
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors00
Number of SATA III connectors66
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one1
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
TPM connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity11
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity11
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity11
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one0
S/PDIF out portYesYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I219-V
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
Featuresidentical
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel® Z170Intel® Z170
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1150
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots44
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots33
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Processor special featuresidentical
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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm235 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one0
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for oneNo

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