Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

62specifications compared
16differ
46identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Number of HDDs supported
- B450 AORUS PRO (rev. 1.0):6
- B450M PRO-VDH:4
Maximum graphics card memory
- B450 AORUS PRO (rev. 1.0):16384 MB
- B450M PRO-VDH:2048 MB
Number of SATA III connectors
- B450 AORUS PRO (rev. 1.0):6
- B450M PRO-VDH:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- B450 AORUS PRO (rev. 1.0):2
- B450M PRO-VDH:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- B450 AORUS PRO (rev. 1.0):0
- B450M PRO-VDH:4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- B450 AORUS PRO (rev. 1.0):1
- B450M PRO-VDH:0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
- B450 AORUS PRO (rev. 1.0):1
- B450M PRO-VDH:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- B450 AORUS PRO (rev. 1.0):0
- B450M PRO-VDH:1

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Comparison of B450 AORUS PRO (rev. 1.0), B450M PRO-VDH
87 specifications	A GIGABYTE B450 AORUS PRO (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
Supported memory clock speed (max)Known for one	3200 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
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, Quad-GPU 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
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	4
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
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
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
S/PDIF out portKnown 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
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1220	Realtek ALC892
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 slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	3	1
Number of M.2 (M) 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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security (OEM version) cFosSpeed	Unknown — not stated by the source

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