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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE C246N-WU2 motherboard Intel C246 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX vs MSI MEG Z590 ACE GOLD EDITION

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  • 33specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 14identical
  • 51known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
    • LGA 1200 (Socket H5)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 64 GB
    • 128 GB
  • Parallel processing technology support
    • Not supported
    • Crossfire, SLI
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 0
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
    • 0
    • 1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 6

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84 specifications
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GIGABYTE

C246N-WU2 motherboard Intel C246 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) mini ITX

Model C246N-WU2

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B

MSI

MEG Z590 ACE GOLD EDITIONView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 1200 (Socket H5)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®, Intel Xeon EIntel® Core™ i9
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one2133,2400,2666 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB128 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Supported memory clock speed (max)Known for one5600 MHz
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesM.2, SATA IIIM.2, SATA III
RAID supportYesYes
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersNot supportedCrossfire, SLI
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2304 pixels
HDCPKnown for oneYes
DirectX versionKnown for one12.0
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers04
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
12V power connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one2
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers02
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers02
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
HDMI ports quantity11
HDMI versionDiffers1.42.0b
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
DisplayPort versionKnown for one1.2
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one5
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeDiffersGigabit Ethernet2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel I225-V
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneWi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
WLAN controller modelKnown for oneIntel Wi-Fi 6E AX210
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one5.2
Features3 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmini ITXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel C246Intel Z590
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC4082
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneFan, Temperature, Voltage
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10 x64
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots11
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers14
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) versionKnown for one2.7
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for one2.7
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one-10 - 50 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one8 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one170 mm
DepthKnown for one170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security cFosSpeed

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