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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI Z270 Gaming M3 vs MSI Z270 PC MATE

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  • 53specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 46identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z270 PC MATE has 4 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI Z270 Gaming M3 (6 vs 2). The MSI Z270 PC MATE has 8 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the MSI Z270 Gaming M3 (8 vs 0). The MSI Z270 PC MATE has 1 more VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity than the MSI Z270 Gaming M3 (1 vs 0).

  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 0
    • 8
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • PCI Express x1 slots
    • 4
    • 3
  • Width
    • 243 mm
    • 304 mm
  • Depth
    • 304 mm
    • 243 mm

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69 specifications
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Z270 Gaming M3View product
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Z270 PC MATEView product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
DirectX versionKnown for one12.0
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Internal I/Oidentical
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers26
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers08
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I219-V
Featuresidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers43
PCI slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers243 mm304 mm
DepthDiffers304 mm243 mm

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