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MSI Creator TRX40 sTRX4 PCIe Gen4 M.2 USB3.2 Gen2x2 DDR4 10G LAN Wi-Fi 6 eATX

MSI Creator TRX40

EVGA Z170 Stinger Socket 1151 Z170 DDR4 USB 3.0 111-SS-E172-KR Mini-ITX

EVGA Z170 Stinger

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Pangoly Score
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Pangoly Score
85
Brand
MSI
Brand
EVGA
Model
Creator TRX40
Model
Z170 Stinger
Release Date
📅 November 2019

* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.

Release Date
📅 August 2015

* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.

TDP
🔌 100 Watts
TDP
🔌 30 Watts
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Series
-
Series
-
Socket
sTRX4
Socket
LGA1151
Form factor
EATX
Form factor
Mini ITX
Chipset
AMD TRX40
Chipset
Intel Z170
Supported Memory
DDR4:
2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2666Mhz 3200Mhz 3600Mhz 4000Mhz 4666Mhz
* High clock speeds may require enabling the XMP profile in the motherboard BIOS
** RAM compatibility support may also depend on the CPU memory controller
Supported Memory
DDR4:
1866Mhz 2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2800Mhz 3000Mhz 3200Mhz
* High clock speeds may require enabling the XMP profile in the motherboard BIOS
** RAM compatibility support may also depend on the CPU memory controller
ECC RAM Support
Yes
ECC RAM Support
No
Audio Chipset
1 x Realtek ALC1220 Codec
1 x Realtek ALC4050H Codec
Audio Chipset
-
Audio Channels
7.1 Channels
Audio Channels
-
LAN Chipset
AQUANTIA AQC107
LAN Chipset
-
Max LAN Speed
10Gbps + 10/100/1000Mbps
Max LAN Speed
-
SLI Support
Yes
SLI Support
No
CrossFire Support
Yes
CrossFire Support
No
RAID Support
Yes
RAID Support
Yes
Back I/O Ports
  • 1 x Optical S/PDIF Out
  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C
  • 2 x LAN (RJ45)
  • 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
  • 5 x Audio Jacks
  • 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
Back I/O Ports
-
Wireless LAN
Yes
Wireless LAN
No
PCI-Express x16 Slots
4
PCI-Express x16 Slots
1
PCI-Express x4 Slots
0
PCI-Express x4 Slots
0
PCI-Express x1 Slots
0
PCI-Express x1 Slots
0
SATA 6 Gbps Ports
6
SATA 6 Gbps Ports
4
SATA Express Ports
0
SATA Express Ports
0
M.2 Ports
4
M.2 Ports
1
RAM Slots
8
RAM Slots
2
Maximum Supported RAM
256GB
Maximum Supported RAM
32GB
Onboard USB 2.0
2
Onboard USB 2.0
0
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1
2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1
0
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2
1
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2
0
Critic Reviews

"AMD's Ryzen Threadripper CPUs are not for your average home or office PC. The first Threadrippers were developed as the result of a side project that some AMD engineers took up just to see how far the original Zen architecture could be pushed. Now three..."

Critic Reviews

"This is a bit obvious now, but that's a good thing. Recently with some “new” generation graphics cards and previous revisions of the Intel Chipset, Z87 to Z97 for example, have been not really worth the money. The Z170, and namely the EVGA Z170 Stinger,..."

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Compare Motherboards: MSI Creator TRX40 🆚 EVGA Z170 Stinger. Analyze head-to-head all specifications and features to find out the better Motherboard.

Comparison summary

Reasons to pick the MSI Creator TRX40:

  • EVGA Z170 Stinger is not available anymore in the selected store.
  • Newer Product, it was released around 4 years later.
  • Supports NVIDIA SLI.
  • Supports AMD CrossFire.
  • Wireless LAN Integrated.
  • Supports the following RAM types not supported by counterpart: DDR4 3600MHz, 4000MHz, 4666MHz
  • +3 Slots PCI-E x16.
  • +2 Ports SATA 6Gb/s.
  • +3 Ports M.2.
  • +6 RAM slots.
  • +224GB maximum RAM supported.
  • +2 Onboard USB 2.0.
  • +2 Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1.
  • +1 Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2.

Reasons to pick the EVGA Z170 Stinger:

  • Around 70% lower thermal design power.
  • If you are building a mini ITX PC.
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