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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK vs MSI Z270M Mortar

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  • 55specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 42identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 4
    • 3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 8
    • 3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Motherboard form factor
    • ATX
    • micro ATX
  • PCI Express x1 slots
    • 3
    • 2

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72 specifications
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Z270 TOMAHAWKView product
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Z270M MortarView product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one12.0
Internal I/O1 differ
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers43
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers62
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers83
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers10
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers32
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers32
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers21
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
WidthDiffers304 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers243 mm244 mm

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