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ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES vs GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX

45specifications compared
31differ
14identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX has 12 more memory slots than the ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES (16 vs 4). The GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX has 8 more HDDs supported than the ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES (14 vs 6). The GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX has 8 more storage drives supported than the ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES (16 vs 8). Only the ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES has Wi-Fi. Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES, Intel on the GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES:AMD
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES:Socket AM4
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:LGA 4677 (Socket E)
Supported memory types
- PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES:DDR4-SDRAM
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:DDR5-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES:4
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:16
Memory channels
- PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES:Dual-channel
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:Octa-channel
Supported storage drive interfaces
- PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES:M.2, SATA III
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:M.2, SATA, SlimSAS
Number of HDDs supported
- PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES:6
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:14
Number of storage drives supported
- PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES:8
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:16

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Comparison of PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES, MS73-HB2
89 specifications	A ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES View product	B GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX Model MS73-HB2 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM4	LGA 4677 (Socket E)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Ryzen 5000 Series, AMD Ryzen 3000 Series	Intel® Xeon®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LGA 4677 (Socket E)
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR5-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	16
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Octa-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	4866,4800,4600,4466,4400,4333,4266,4200,4133,4000,3866,3733,3600,3466,3400,3333,3200,3000,2933,2800,2666,2400,2133 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	128 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speed (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5600 MHz
Storage controllers4 differ
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, SATA III	M.2, SATA, SlimSAS
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers	6	14
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	8	16
RAID support	Yes	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASPEED
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aspeed AST2600
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of CPU fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	4
EPS power connector (8-pin)	Yes	Yes
12V power connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Front panel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EPS power connectors (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® I210-AT, Broadcom BCM57416
Features5 differ
Component forDiffers	PC	Server
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	Extended ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD B550	Intel C741
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887 / Realtek ALC897	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Multicolour	Blue
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10 x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slots	2	2
1st M.2 largest key sizeDiffers	2242	22110
2nd M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one	2260	Unknown — not stated by the source
3rd M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one	2280	Unknown — not stated by the source
4th M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one	22110	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 5.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
1st M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	256 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	304.8 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	330.2 mm
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 60 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 95%
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	409 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	355 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	78 mm

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