Product Comparison: ASRock B250M PRO4 vs MSI B250M GAMING PRO

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ASRock B250M PRO4 Motherboard

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MSI B250M GAMING PRO Motherboard

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General Specifications

Brand

ASRock

MSI

Model

B250M PRO4

B250M GAMING PRO

Origin

China

About the Product

Intel B250 is the latest chipset optimized for 6th and 7th generation Intel Core i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium / Celeron processors in LGA 1151 socket. It offers high stability, performance and bandwidth. Intel B250 enables the use of the integrated graphics core of the processor.

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.

Key Specs

Form Factor

Micro ATX

Socket

LGA1151

Chipset

Intel B250

Supported Processors

Supports 6th / 7th Gen Intel Core i3 / i5 / i7 / Pentium / Celeron processors

Memory Slot Type

288 pin

What customers say about "Key Specs"

ASRock B250M PRO4 Motherboard

It supports 6th and 7th Intel processors.
Put an i5 7500 in it with a Zotac GT730 and it is fast and quiet.
Easy to install and use. Amazing socket.
Excellent motherboard and easy to use. Great form factor.
All worked flawlessly and performs great!

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

9.6 in.

Width

9.6 in.

8.1 in.

Depth

1 in.

Weight

1.54 lbs.

1.5 lbs.

ASRock B250M PRO4

MSI B250M GAMING PRO

ASRock B250M PRO4

MSI B250M GAMING PRO

ASRock B250M PRO4

MSI B250M GAMING PRO

ASRock B250M PRO4

MSI B250M GAMING PRO

Memory

Memory Type

DDR4

Maximum Speed

2400 MHz

Number Of Memory Slots

Max. Memory Supported

64 GB

32 GB

ASRock B250M PRO4

MSI B250M GAMING PRO

ASRock B250M PRO4

MSI B250M GAMING PRO

ASRock B250M PRO4

MSI B250M GAMING PRO

What customers say about "Memory"

ASRock B250M PRO4 Motherboard

4 DDR4 RAM slots with 2400 MHz support. 64 GB total support.
It's compatibility with DDR4 to 2133 and 2400 RAM.
The memory works perfectly at the declared frequency.
I am very glad that this form factor supports up to 4 memory slots.
Handles 32GB of memory perfectly. No mistakes.

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

PCI-E

2x PCIe 3.0 x16, PCIe 3.0 x1

PCIe 3.0 x16, 2x PCIe 3.0 x1

HDMI

USB

6x USB 2.0, 5x USB 3.1 Gen1, USB Type-C

5x USB 3.1 Gen1, USB Type-C, 6x USB 2.0

SATA

Other Interfaces

2x M.2, VGA, DVI-D, 2x PS/2, RJ-45, 3x audio jacks

M.2, 2x PS/2, VGA, DVI-D, RJ-45, 3x audio jacks

ASRock B250M PRO4

MSI B250M GAMING PRO

What customers say about "Connectivity"

ASRock B250M PRO4 Motherboard

It can support up to 4 fans connected directly.
I really like the fact that this model has a USB 3.1 port as well as USB C.
HDMI port is what I was looking for. You don't find it on Asus board.
Sufficient USB ports. Solid and durable capacitors.
Beautiful board with many outputs for all needs.

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 ALC892

Realtek ALC887

Additional Accessories Included

I/O Shield, 2x SATA cables, Driver disk, 2x M.2 Screw

I/O Shield, 2x SATA cables, Driver disk, Mouse

Extras

ASRock Super Alloy, Sapphire Black PCB, High Density Glass Fabric PCB, 4-Layer Memory POOL Technology, ASRock Ultra M.2, ASRock Full Spike Protection, ASRock Live Update & APP Shop

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"

ASRock B250M PRO4 Motherboard