Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE B840M D2H (Rev. 1.1) vs MSI PRO X870E-S EVO WIFI

56specifications compared
25differ
31identical
46known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI PRO X870E-S EVO WIFI has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE B840M D2H (Rev. 1.1) (4 vs 2). The MSI PRO X870E-S EVO WIFI has 600 MHz more supported memory clock speed (max) than the GIGABYTE B840M D2H (Rev. 1.1) (8200 MHz vs 7600 MHz). The MSI PRO X870E-S EVO WIFI has 128 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE B840M D2H (Rev. 1.1) (256 GB vs 128 GB). Only the MSI PRO X870E-S EVO WIFI has Wi-Fi. Supported storage drive interfaces: PCI Express 4.0, SATA III on the GIGABYTE B840M D2H (Rev. 1.1), M.2, SATA III on the MSI PRO X870E-S EVO WIFI.

Number of memory slots
- B840M D2H (Rev. 1.1):2
- PRO X870E-S EVO WIFI:4
Supported memory clock speed (max)
- B840M D2H (Rev. 1.1):7600 MHz
- PRO X870E-S EVO WIFI:8200 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- B840M D2H (Rev. 1.1):128 GB
- PRO X870E-S EVO WIFI:256 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- B840M D2H (Rev. 1.1):PCI Express 4.0, SATA III
- PRO X870E-S EVO WIFI:M.2, SATA III
Number of storage drives supported
- B840M D2H (Rev. 1.1):6
- PRO X870E-S EVO WIFI:7
RAID levels
- B840M D2H (Rev. 1.1):0, 1, 5, 10
- PRO X870E-S EVO WIFI:0, 1
USB 2.0 connectors
- B840M D2H (Rev. 1.1):2
- PRO X870E-S EVO WIFI:6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- B840M D2H (Rev. 1.1):1
- PRO X870E-S EVO WIFI:4

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Comparison of B840M D2H (Rev. 1.1), PRO X870E-S EVO WIFI
102 specifications	A GIGABYTE B840M D2H (Rev. 1.1)View product	B MSI PRO X870E-S EVO WIFI View product
Memory4 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slot pin countKnown for one	288	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	7600,7200,7000,6800,6666,6600,6400,6200,6000,5600,5200,4800,4400 MHz	4800,5600,8200 MHz
Supported memory clock speed (max)Differs	7600 MHz	8200 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	128 GB	256 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory per slotKnown for one	64 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	PCI Express 4.0, SATA III	M.2, SATA III
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	6	7
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1
Number of HDDs supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCP versionKnown for one	2.3	Unknown — not stated by the source
High Dynamic Range (HDR) supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of CPU fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EPS power connectors (8-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
12V power connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of water pump connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of RGB LED pin headersKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connector typeKnown for one	USB Type-A	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB4 Gen 2x2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB4 Gen 3x2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
DisplayPort versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet	5 Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.4
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD B840	AMD X870E
PC health monitoringDiffers	Voltage, Temperature, Fan, Water cooling	CPU, Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 11 x64, Windows 10 x64	Windows 11 x64
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC897
Expansion slots5 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers	2	3
1st M.2 largest key sizeDiffers	2580	2280
1st M.2 highest PCI Express generationDiffers	4.0	5.0
2nd M.2 largest key sizeDiffers	2280	22110
2nd M.2 highest PCI Express generationDiffers	3.0	4.0
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 5.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
3rd M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2280
3rd M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
BIOS3 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	256 Mbit	512 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	5.0	6.5
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	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) versionDiffers	2.7	3.7
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source

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