Z270 A PRO > Z270 SLI, Whats the difference??!

[scottnordqvist]

I was going to buy the Z270 A PRO from amazon but it dosent ship to sweden, the only way is that I buy the Z270 SLI instead.

with this https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VM4TLD

Will it matter if I replace the Z270 A PRO? with SLI?

 

[Kasper Jorgensen]

For your build it wont matter. You can always go to MSI website and compare the 2 boards.

 

[scottnordqvist]

ok ty x)

 

[raisonjohn]

I was going to buy the Z270 A PRO from amazon but it dosent ship to sweden, the only way is that I buy the Z270 SLI instead.

with this https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VM4TLD

Will it matter if I replace the Z270 A PRO? with SLI?

Though some of the features/ports/connections of the two motherboards are similar (e.g., Z270 chipset, 6x SATA ports, 6x fan headers, 6x audio jacks, 2x internal USB2.0 headers, 2x internal USB3.0 headers, 4x RAM slots, Black/Gray Theme, etc.), most features on the Z270 SLI is better than the Z270-A PRO:

Their main differences:

SLI has 3x PCIe3.0 x16 slots (x16/x0/x4 or x8/x8/x4 speeds) | A PRO has only 2x (x16/x4)
SLI supports 2-Way Nvidia SLI or up to 3-Way AMD CrossFire | A PRO supports only 2-Way CrossFire
SLI has 3x PCIe3.0 x1 slots | A PRO has 4x PCIe3.0 x1 slots
SLI has 2x M.2 sockets (both support up to PCIe3.0 x4 speeds) | A PRO has only 1x M.2 socket
SLI uses better Realtek ALC1220 audio codec | A PRO uses only Realtek ALC892 audio codec
SLI uses Intel I219V LAN controller | A PRO uses only Realtek RTL8111H LAN controller
SLI has a total of 8x USB ports at the rear panel (incl. USB3.1 Gen2) | A PRO has only 6x (no USB3.1 Gen2)
SLI is standard ATX-sized (305mm x 244mm) | A PRO is slightly narrow ATX (305mm x 225mm)
SLI has 2x PCIe x16 slots reinforced | A PRO has only 1x PCIe x16 slot reinforced
SLI has an I/O shroud/armor | A PRO has no I/O shroud/armor
SLI has 10 power phases | A PRO has only 6 power phases