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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI Z270 GAMING M5 vs MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK

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  • 54specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 48identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK has 3 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (6 vs 3). The MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK has 6 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (8 vs 2). The MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK has 1 more DVI-D ports quantity than the MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (1 vs 0).

  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 3
    • 6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 8
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • Width
    • 244 mm
    • 304 mm
  • Depth
    • 305 mm
    • 243 mm

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74 specifications
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Z270 GAMING M5View product
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Z270 TOMAHAWKView product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one16GB
Internal I/Oidentical
Serial port headersKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers36
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers28
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I219-V
Featuresidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
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
WidthDiffers244 mm304 mm
DepthDiffers305 mm243 mm
Other featuresidentical
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels

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