GIGABYTE A520M S2HP vs GIGABYTE B860M D3W

Key differences

The GIGABYTE B860M D3W has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE A520M S2HP (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE B860M D3W has 5,866 MHz more supported memory clock speed (max) than the GIGABYTE A520M S2HP (9066 MHz vs 3200 MHz). The GIGABYTE B860M D3W has 192 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE A520M S2HP (256 GB vs 64 GB). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the GIGABYTE A520M S2HP, Intel on the GIGABYTE B860M D3W. Processor socket: Socket AM4 on the GIGABYTE A520M S2HP, LGA 1851 (Socket V1) on the GIGABYTE B860M D3W.

• Processor manufacturer
  • A520M S2HP:AMD
  • B860M D3W:Intel
• Processor socket
  • A520M S2HP:Socket AM4
  • B860M D3W:LGA 1851 (Socket V1)
• Supported processor sockets
  • A520M S2HP:Socket AM4
  • B860M D3W:LGA 1851
• Supported memory types
  • A520M S2HP:DDR4-SDRAM
  • B860M D3W:DDR5-SDRAM
• Number of memory slots
  • A520M S2HP:2
  • B860M D3W:4
• Supported memory clock speed (max)
  • A520M S2HP:3200 MHz
  • B860M D3W:9066 MHz
• Maximum internal memory
  • A520M S2HP:64 GB
  • B860M D3W:256 GB
• Supported storage drive interfaces
  • A520M S2HP:M.2, PCI Express 3.0, SATA
  • B860M D3W:M.2, SATA III