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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK vs MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC

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  • 52specifications compared
  • 4differ
  • 48identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK has 4 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (6 vs 2). The MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK has 4 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (8 vs 4).

  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 8
    • 4

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76 specifications
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Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600,3800 MHz2133,2400 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSD
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA, SATA II, SATA III
Internal I/Oidentical
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers62
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers84
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC892
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneYes
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneYes
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes

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