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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE 970 + SB950 CHIPSET MB vs MSI H110M Pro-VD Plus

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  • 40specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 21identical
  • 41known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM3+
    • LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
  • Supported memory types
    • DDR3-SDRAM
    • DDR4-SDRAM
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz
    • 2133 MHz
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA
    • SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 2

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GIGABYTE

970 + SB950 CHIPSET MBView product
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MSI

H110M Pro-VD PlusView product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM3+LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD PhenomIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-6xxx, i5-6xxx, i7-6xxx
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz2133 MHz
Supported memory clock speed (max)Known for one2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Internal memoryKnown for one64 GB
Flash memoryKnown for one64 MB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATASATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one2048 x 1536 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one12.0
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors00
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one4
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one3
12V power connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorYesYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers62
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity00
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one3
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111H
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Features4 differ
Component forDiffersNettopPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersAMDIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 970Intel® H110
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for oneAMD SB950
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one1
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI version5.05.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm226 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm173 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYes

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