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ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES vs GIGABYTE ME03-CE0 Rev. 1.x

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  • 43specifications compared
  • 27differ
  • 16identical
  • 44known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE ME03-CE0 Rev. 1.x has 8 more memory slots than the ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES (12 vs 4). The GIGABYTE ME03-CE0 Rev. 1.x has 6 more HDDs supported than the ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES (12 vs 6). The GIGABYTE ME03-CE0 Rev. 1.x has 5 more storage drives supported than the ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES (13 vs 8). Only the ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES has Wi-Fi. Processor socket: Socket AM4 on the ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES, Socket SP6 on the GIGABYTE ME03-CE0 Rev. 1.x.

  • Processor socket
    • PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES:Socket AM4
    • ME03-CE0 Rev. 1.x:Socket SP6
  • Supported memory types
    • PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES:DDR4-SDRAM
    • ME03-CE0 Rev. 1.x:DDR5-SDRAM
  • Number of memory slots
    • PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES:4
    • ME03-CE0 Rev. 1.x:12
  • Memory channels
    • PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES:Dual-channel
    • ME03-CE0 Rev. 1.x:Hexa-channel
  • Number of HDDs supported
    • PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES:6
    • ME03-CE0 Rev. 1.x:12
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES:8
    • ME03-CE0 Rev. 1.x:13
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES:2
    • ME03-CE0 Rev. 1.x:0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES:2
    • ME03-CE0 Rev. 1.x:1

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Comparison of PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES, ME03-CE0 Rev. 1.x
87 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM4Socket SP6
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD Ryzen 5000 Series, AMD Ryzen 3000 SeriesAMD EPYC 8005 Series, AMD EPYC 8004
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Supported processor socketsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSP6
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR4-SDRAMDDR5-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers412
Memory channelsDiffersDual-channelHexa-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one4866,4800,4600,4466,4400,4333,4266,4200,4133,4000,3866,3733,3600,3466,3400,3333,3200,3000,2933,2800,2666,2400,2133 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one128 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speed (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6400 MHz
Storage controllers3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, SATA IIIM.2, PCI Express 3.0, MCIO 4i
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers612
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers813
RAID supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAspeed AST2600
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers60
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers25
12V power connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of EPS power connectors (8-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers10
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersGigabit Ethernet10 Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiDiffersYesNo
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBroadcom BCM57416
Features3 differ
Component forDiffersPCServer
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD B550AMD SoC
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887 / Realtek ALC897Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffersMulticolourBlue
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10 x64Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePassive
Power source typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers21
1st M.2 largest key sizeDiffers224222110
2nd M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one2260Unknown — not stated by the source
3rd M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one2280Unknown — not stated by the source
4th M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one22110Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 5.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
1st M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.0
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one256 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm304.8 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm243.8 mm
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 60 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 95%
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source360 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source330 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80 mm

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