Product Comparison: MSI B150M Bazooka vs MSI B250M GAMING PRO
General Specifications
                Brand
                                
                                            MSI                                        
                                        
                                            MSI                                        
                                    Origin
                                
                                            China                                        
                                        
                                            China                                        
                                    About the Product
                                
                                            Equip yourself with the MSI Arsenal Gaming Series motherboards to improve your game. MSI Arsenal Gaming Series motherboards are covered in full black camouflage with LED ambient lights and is packed with gaming features, making them the perfect weapon to dominate the battlefield.                                        
                                        
                                            MSI Gaming are motherboards designed to provide gamers with the best-in-class features and technologies. Each motherboard is a masterpiece of engineering and represents the ideal of gaming.                                        
                                    Model
                                
                                            B250M GAMING PRO                                        
                                    Key Specs
                Form Factor
                                
                                            Micro ATX                                        
                                        
                                            Micro ATX                                        
                                    Socket
                                
                                            LGA1151                                        
                                        
                                            LGA1151                                        
                                    Chipset
                                
                                            Intel B150                                        
                                        
                                            Intel B250                                        
                                    Supported Processors
                                
                                            Supports 6th Gen Intel Core i3 / i5 / i7 / Pentium / Celeron processors                                        
                                        
                                            Supports 6th / 7th Gen Intel Core i3 / i5 / i7 / Pentium / Celeron processors                                        
                                    Memory Slot Type
                                
                                            288 pin                                        
                                        
                                            288 pin                                        
                                    
                            What customers say about "Key Specs"
                        
                               MSI B150M Bazooka Micro ATX Motherboard
                                       - This mobo went very well with Intel i5 6600k.
- Paired this with an i3-6100, 8GB ddr4, and a GTX 770 for gaming and I have no complaints.
- This motherboard was easily installed on a mid tower ATX.
- This was combo'd with an i5-6500. Startup is super quick with many options in the bios for tweaking.
- Doesn't work with 7700k processor out of the box.
MSI B250M GAMING PRO Motherboard
                                       - Easy to install and works with skylake straight away looks great to.
- Works with a lot of processors.
- An excellent socket for a large number of processors.
- Intel processors work great on this motherboard.
- Unfortunately, not all processors are supported out of the box.
Size & Weight
                Height
                                
                                            9.3 in.                                        
                                        
                                            9.6 in.                                        
                                    Width
                                
                                            9 in.                                        
                                        
                                            8.1 in.                                        
                                    Depth
                                
                                            1 in.                                        
                                        
                                            1 in.                                        
                                    Weight
                                
                                            1.1 lbs.                                        
                                        
                                            1.5 lbs.                                        
                                    Memory
                Memory Type
                                
                                            DDR4                                        
                                        
                                            DDR4                                        
                                    Maximum Speed
                                
                                            2133 MHz                                        
                                        
                                            2400 MHz                                        
                                    Number Of Memory Slots
                                
                                            4                                        
                                        
                                            2                                        
                                    Max. Memory Supported
                                
                                            64 GB                                        
                                        
                                            32 GB                                        
                                    
                            What customers say about "Memory"
                        
                               MSI B150M Bazooka Micro ATX Motherboard
                                       - It's great that this form factor has 4 memory slots.
- Works great with two memory sticks.
- Supports up to 64GB of memory, which is great for this form factor.
- Excellent frequency for memory. The memory works without problems.
- Memory is limited to 2133 mhz.
MSI B250M GAMING PRO Motherboard
                                       - Supports memory with excellent speed.
- Supports up to 32GB of memory which is enough for me.
- The memory frequency was recognized instantly and worked at the declared one.
- Having one pci-e slot and 2 ram slots does not give you flexibility down the line.
- Only has one gpu and 2 ram slots.
Connectivity
                PCI
                                
                                            3                                        
                                        
                                            3                                        
                                    PCI-E
                                
                                            PCIe 3.0 x16, 2x PCIe 3.0 x1                                        
                                        
                                            PCIe 3.0 x16, 2x PCIe 3.0 x1                                        
                                    HDMI
                                
                                            1                                        
                                        
                                            1                                        
                                    USB
                                
                                            6x USB 3.1 Gen1, 6x USB 2.0                                        
                                        
                                            5x USB 3.1 Gen1, USB Type-C, 6x USB 2.0                                        
                                    SATA
                                
                                            6                                        
                                        
                                            6                                        
                                    Other Interfaces
                                
                                            2x PS/2, DVI-D, RJ-45, 3x audio jacks                                        
                                        
                                            M.2, 2x PS/2, VGA, DVI-D, RJ-45, 3x audio jacks                                        
                                    
                            What customers say about "Connectivity"
                        
                               MSI B150M Bazooka Micro ATX Motherboard
                                       - Plenty of fan / SATA headers and a very spacious layout for as small as it is.
- Pretty good motherboard. This motherboard has one PCI Express 16x slot and two PCI Express 1x slots.
- Has all the connections I need and is solid as a rock!
- The board has 6 SATA ports for plenty of connection options.
- Only gripe is that it doesn't have a USB C port.
MSI B250M GAMING PRO Motherboard
                                       - The best board for gaming. It has almost every I/O including usb type c.
- Very satisfied with the performance, the means of connections.
- It is very fast and has good connection strength.
- The 6 SATA ports are handy, and hard to find on small motherboards.
- Pretty good number of back I/O USB ports.
Features
                Native Audio
                                
                                            Realtek ALC887                                        
                                        
                                            Realtek ALC887                                        
                                    Additional Accessories Included
                                
                                            I/O Shield, 2x SATA cables, Driver disk                                        
                                        
                                            I/O Shield, 2x SATA cables, Driver disk, Mouse                                        
                                    Extras
                                
                                            DDR4 Boost, GAMING LAN, Audio Boost, Military Class 4, Improved Protection and Power Efficiency                                        
                                        
                                            DDR4 Boost, VR Ready, Turbo M.2, Audio Boost, GAMING LAN, Military Class 5, Mystic Light Sync, EZ Debug LED, Click BIOS 5                                        
                                    
                            What customers say about "Features"
                        
                               MSI B150M Bazooka Micro ATX Motherboard
                                       - BIOS is easy to use and the build quality is what you would expect from any major motherboard MSI nowadays.
- Easy to install and build on, and perfect for what it does.
- Good solid budget board for some gaming.
- For the price it brings a lot of features to the table.
- Great price for a board with a lot of features, good layout.
MSI B250M GAMING PRO Motherboard
                                       - Very nice mobo and comes with a nice mouse.
- Looks good, very nice box.
- Good motherboard, gaming mouse was a nice addition.
- Everything was easy and straightforward to install. No surprises there.
- For the price this thing offers plenty of features that I am looking for.
Power
                Power Connectors
                                
                                            24-pin ATX, 4-pin ATX 12V                                        
                                        
                                            24-pin ATX, 8-pin ATX 12V                                        
                                    Warranty / Certifications
                Manufacturer Warranty
                                
                                            1 year(s)                                        
                                        
                                            1 year(s)                                        
                                    Certifications
                                
                                            CE, FCC                                        
                                        
                                            CE, FCC                                        
                                    Other Information
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