Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE B450 AORUS M (rev. 1.0) vs MSI B450M PRO-VDH

64specifications compared
10differ
54identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Number of HDDs supported
- B450 AORUS M (rev. 1.0):6
- B450M PRO-VDH:4
Maximum graphics card memory
- B450 AORUS M (rev. 1.0):16384 MB
- B450M PRO-VDH:2048 MB
Number of SATA III connectors
- B450 AORUS M (rev. 1.0):6
- B450M PRO-VDH:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- B450 AORUS M (rev. 1.0):2
- B450M PRO-VDH:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- B450 AORUS M (rev. 1.0):2
- B450M PRO-VDH:4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- B450 AORUS M (rev. 1.0):2
- B450M PRO-VDH:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- B450 AORUS M (rev. 1.0):0
- B450M PRO-VDH:1
PC health monitoring
- B450 AORUS M (rev. 1.0):Fan, Temperature, Voltage
- B450M PRO-VDH:CPU, Fan, Temperature

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Comparison of B450 AORUS M (rev. 1.0), B450M PRO-VDH
85 specifications	A GIGABYTE B450 AORUS M (rev. 1.0)View product	B MSI B450M PRO-VDH View product
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400,2667,2933,3200 MHz	1866,2133,2400,2667,2800,2933,3000,3066,3200,3466 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers	6	4
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	16384 MB	2048 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RGB LED pin headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111H
Features1 differ
PC health monitoringDiffers	Fan, Temperature, Voltage	CPU, Fan, Temperature
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of mounting holesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) versionKnown for one	2.7	Unknown — not stated by the source
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for one	2.7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Realtek 8118 Gaming LAN Bandwidth Control Utility	Unknown — not stated by the source

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