Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z97-A/USB 3.1 vs GIGABYTE MD50-LS0 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 10identical
  • 48known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • Z97-A/USB 3.1:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
    • MD50-LS0 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:LGA 2011-v3
  • Supported memory types
    • Z97-A/USB 3.1:DDR3-SDRAM
    • MD50-LS0 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:DDR4-SDRAM
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • Z97-A/USB 3.1:3
    • MD50-LS0 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • Z97-A/USB 3.1:4
    • MD50-LS0 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:10
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • Z97-A/USB 3.1:0
    • MD50-LS0 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • Z97-A/USB 3.1:6
    • MD50-LS0 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • Z97-A/USB 3.1:1
    • MD50-LS0 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:5
  • LAN controller
    • Z97-A/USB 3.1:Intel® I218-V
    • MD50-LS0 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:Intel I210

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Comparison of Z97-A/USB 3.1, MD50-LS0
74 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 2011-v3
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channelUnknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200 MHz1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one32 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneQuad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLIUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAspeed AST2400
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers30
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers410
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers02
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers64
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers15
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® I218-VIntel I210
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Features3 differ
Component forDiffersPCServer
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXExtended ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z97Intel® C612
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for oneATXUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers10
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers26
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers350 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm330 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 - 80%
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source473 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source495 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source600 mm
Other featuresidentical
Supported DIMM module capacitiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32GB
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8
Number of processors supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2

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