MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON or ASUS STRIX Z270H

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The MSI is the better motherboard (despite them having many similar features).

Comparing the two motherboards, the MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon and the Asus ROG Strix Z270H Gaming have the following similarities:

Both have Z270 chipsets
Both have 4x DDR4 RAM slots
Both have 3x PCIe3.0 x16 slots (but 3rd slots is different)
Both have 3x PCIe3.0 x1 slots
Both have 1x HDMI and 1x DVI-D on-board iGPU output ports
Both support 2-Way SLI
Both have...


The MSI is the better motherboard (despite them having many similar features).

Comparing the two motherboards, the MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon and the Asus ROG Strix Z270H Gaming have the following similarities:

Both have Z270 chipsets
Both have 4x DDR4 RAM slots
Both have 3x PCIe3.0 x16 slots (but 3rd slots is different)
Both have 3x PCIe3.0 x1 slots
Both have 1x HDMI and 1x DVI-D on-board iGPU output ports
Both support 2-Way SLI
Both have 6x SATAIII ports
Both have 4x out of its 6x SATA ports in 90-degree orientation
Both have 2x M.2 slots
Both use Intel I219V LAN Controller with 1x RJ45 port at the rear panel
Both use ALC/S1220 audio codec with 5x Audio Jacks at the rear panel
Both require a 24-pin ATX and an 8-pin ATX12V/EPS power cable
Both have 2x USB3.0 (19-pin) internal headers
Both have 2x USB2.0 (9-pin) internal headers
Both have 1x PS/2 keyboard-mouse combo port at the rear panel
Both have 4x USB3.0 ports at the rear panel
Both have 2x USB2.0 ports at the rear panel
Both have 2x USB3.1 ports at the rear panel (but different types)
Both have Debug LEDs (CPU/RAM/VGA/BOOT)
Both are ATX-sized (with slight difference in width)

What sets the two motherboards apart are these salient differences (Pros and Cons):

MSI has 10 Power Phases | ASUS has only 6 Power Phases
MSI has its 3rd PCIe x16 in x4 speed | ASUS has its 3rd PCIe x16 in x2 speed only
MSI supports up to 3-Way AMD CrossFire | ASUS supports up to 2-Way AMD CrossFire only
MSI has an I/O armor/shield | ASUS has none
MSI has one of its M.2 socket with shielding | ASUS has none
MSI has 1x Type-A and 1x Type-C USB3.1 | ASUS has 2x Type-A USB3.1
MSI has one of its USB3.0 internal headers in 90-degree orientation | ASUS has no USB3.0 header in 90-degree
MSI has 6x total fan headers | ASUS has 5x total fan headers
MSI has a 4-pin RGB LED header | ASUS has none
 
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parkour68

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Thank you for the amazing answer, i still want to hear what other people think about it, even though there is nothing more to say about the motherboards, you already covered everything there is about them. I first wanted to go with the Asus strix, but then i heard somewhere that the board is not to good in the power delivery department. Is that true?
 

parkour68

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One last thing, witch one has the better onboard audio?
 

parkour68

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Thank you for the answers. I just posted another question, if you could help me with this one too, that would be amazing.